The fog of war does not prevent us from peering into the future and catching a glimpse of the exact moment when this conflict will end. Donald Trump will pick up the phone and tell Benjamin Netanyahu, “Bibi, it’s time for a ceasefire.” Netanyahu will reply, “Yes, I agree.”
The cooperation between Trump and Netanyahu is unprecedented in U.S.-Israeli history. American and Israeli forces operate as a tightly integrated unit, closer than ever before. Yet the underlying power dynamic remains unchanged from June 2025, when the first U.S.-Israeli joint operation against Iran ended abruptly.
