Bowen: Trump and Netanyahu wanted to reshape the Middle East - now they risk a permacrisis

Jun 9, 2026, 08:14 PM en source ↗
Trump's Foreign Policy & Global OrderUS-Israel War on Iran

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In analysis, the BBC's Jeremy Bowen argues that Trump and Netanyahu set out to reshape the Middle East but, having miscalculated the Iran war, now risk a lasting 'permacrisis'. Both leaders, he writes, have lost control of the consequences.

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The US and Israeli leaders have lost control of the consequences after miscalculating the Iran war.

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