Netanyahu’s other battle: swinging Trump and US behind Iran war

Since launching air strikes on Iran last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been working to pull President Donald Trump into the war, and sway a sceptical American public.

In his daily calls and public statements, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister has mixed praise and deference for the US leader, while also arguing that the strikes on Iran benefit Americans.

“Do you want these people to have nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them to you?” he asked during an…