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*''[[NYT]]'': [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/politics/trump-iran-war.html How Trump Took the U.S. to War With Iran].
*''[[NYT]]'': [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/politics/trump-iran-war.html How Trump Took the U.S. to War With Iran].
:"In the Situation Room on Feb. 11, Mr. [[Netanyahu]] made a hard sell, suggesting that [[Iran]] was ripe for [[regime change]] and expressing the belief that a joint [[U.S.]]-[[Israel]]i mission could finally bring an end to the Islamic Republic....Mr. Netanyahu’s presentations — and Mr. [[Trump]]’s positive response to them — created an urgent task for the [[U.S. intelligence community]]. Overnight, analysts worked to assess the viability of what the Israeli team had told the president....The U.S. officials assessed that the first two objectives were achievable with American intelligence and [[military]] power. They assessed that the third and fourth parts of Mr. Netanyahu’s pitch, which included the possibility of the [[Kurd]]s mounting a ground invasion of Iran, were detached from reality. When Mr. Trump joined the meeting, Mr. [[Ratcliffe]] briefed him on the assessment. The [[C.I.A.]] director used one word to describe the Israeli [[prime minister]]’s regime change scenarios: “farcical”. At that point, Mr. [[Rubio]] cut in. “In other words, it’s [[BS|bullsh*t]]”, he said."
:"In the Situation Room on Feb. 11, Mr. [[Netanyahu]] made a hard sell, suggesting that [[Iran]] was ripe for [[regime change]] and expressing the belief that a joint [[U.S.]]-[[Israel]]i mission could finally bring an end to the Islamic Republic....Mr. Netanyahu’s presentations — and Mr. [[Trump]]’s positive response to them — created an urgent task for the [[U.S. intelligence community]]. Overnight, analysts worked to assess the viability of what the Israeli team had told the president....The U.S. officials assessed that the first two objectives were achievable with American intelligence and [[military]] power. They assessed that the third and fourth parts of Mr. Netanyahu’s pitch, which included the possibility of the [[Kurd]]s mounting a ground invasion of Iran, were detached from reality. When Mr. Trump joined the meeting, Mr. [[Ratcliffe]] briefed him on the assessment. The [[C.I.A.]] director used one word to describe the Israeli [[prime minister]]’s regime change scenarios: “farcical”. At that point, Mr. [[Rubio]] cut in. “In other words, it’s [[BS|bullsh*t]]”, he said."
*[[Alastair Crooke]]: [https://conflictsforum.substack.com/p/irans-determination-to-breakout-from Iran's Determination to Breakout from the Panopticon of Western 360° Containment].
*[https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/1614065917-south-korea-says-will-release-frozen-iranian-assets-after-consultations-with-us South Korea says will release $7 billion in frozen Iranian assets after 'consultations' with US].
*[https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/1614065917-south-korea-says-will-release-frozen-iranian-assets-after-consultations-with-us South Korea says will release $7 billion in frozen Iranian assets after 'consultations' with US].