Bowen: Trump and Netanyahu wanted to reshape the Middle East
BBC · 9 Jun 2026

Bowen: Trump and Netanyahu wanted to reshape the Middle East

Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu believed that victory over Iran would reshape the Middle East. The region is being reshaped. But not in the way they expected. The Islamic Republic of Iran has not been defeated. The risk now is of a long, attritional permacrisis that will lurch in and out of outr


AI Translated Summary:
Trump and Netanyahu's vision for reshaping the Middle East has not materialized as they anticipated, with Iran remaining a formidable force. Instead of victory, the region faces a prolonged crisis marked by instability and conflict.


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