Trump gave Iran an inch, and they took a mile. Just hours after an Iran-Israel ceasefire, Iranian forces shot down a U.S. helicopter off the coast of Oman. Once intelligence confirmed this, Trump abruptly reversed course, declaring U.S. retaliation an absolute “necessity.” It was quite a sudden epiphany: after spending Monday demanding Israel turn the other cheek, it took him just twelve hours to realize sovereign nations don’t survive by capitulation.

The U.S. retaliates against an Iranian strike, Trump questions Netanyahu's re-election, and more.
 
All in today’s edition of It’s Noon in Israel
 
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