The Trump White House is reportedly looking to try and keep things 'quiet' related to the Iran war and Strait of Hormuz leading into the November midterms, after an intense flare-up in fighting this week.
"Top aides to President Donald Trump are pushing to keep the Iran war from escalating before November's midterm elections to staunch Republican electoral losses, four people familiar with the discussions said, a strategy already under strain as the U.S. and Iran exchanged back-and-forth attacks overnight," Reuters reports.
However, over in Israel the war rhetoric is still cranked to a ten. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made it crystal clear in fresh Thursday remarks that total 'regime collapse' remains his 'central' goal.
He declared that the "central mission" is to topple the Iranian regime, asserting that the goal is "within reach," during a Rosh Hashanah event attended by the IDF General Staff Forum in Tel Aviv.
"The regime is now faltering. It is weaker than ever. It is fighting for its survival," he claimed. He also described this was partly due to Israel's successful Gaza campaign going back to Oct.7, 2023, and the anti-Hezbollah mission.
"I am confident in our ability to remove this threat once and for all – in other words, to topple this
