Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had proposed a war with Iran to previous US presidents, all of whom declined, said former secretary of state John Kerry in an interview with MS NOW on Friday.
According to Kerry, Netanyahu had presented presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden with plans to attack Iran, all of whom refused, before he received an affirmative response from current US President Donald Trump.
Kerry also cited an article from the New York Times, which was released on Tuesday, detailing Netanyahu's procedure for convincing Trump to strike Iran alongside Israel.
"Prime Minister Netanyahu made a basically four-point pitch, saying that they could kill the leadership, they could incite a change of regime etcetera, they would destroy the military etcetera. Well, they've obviously hurt the military enormously; they have probably sunk, I mean, most of the navy is gone, yeah, our guys are good," Kerry said. "But the fact is that there was no imminent threat."
Kerry: Trump ended Iran deal 'because president Obama did it'
Trump, Kerry argued, had agreed to strike Iran after persuasion from Netanyahu, and walked away from the prior agreement the US had with Iran "not for substantive reasons, but because president Obama did it."
gorginhanson on April 14th, 2026 at 01:14 UTC »
What does it say that Netanyahu outlasted 4 presidents
Guy is an authoritarian whether he hides behind the veneer of democracy or not
ThisOneFuqqs on April 14th, 2026 at 01:08 UTC »
Yeah we know. He's been screaming that Iran is three weeks away from nuclear weaponry for 30 years
PopPalsUnited on April 14th, 2026 at 01:06 UTC »
Trump was simply stupid enough to go along with it.