MEETING TODAY OF NETANYAHU AND TRUMP: TWO SCORPIONS IN A JAR. [Note: there will be at least two more scorpions in that jar: Kushner and Witkoff.]

Today, Benjamin Netanyahu meets Donald Trump at the White House for the seventh time since Trump was reelected. Ostensibly, it is a reunion of old allies; in reality, it is a war council of desperate men. As they lean over maps spread across a large table, the atmosphere will be thick with the scent of gunpowder and political calculus. The primary agenda is not just a strike against Iran, but the preservation of their own legacies and possibly political lives.

Senior military and national security officers will provide an update on the latest buildup in the Persian Gulf. Trump, ever the sceptic of “forever wars”, will likely pierce the briefing with the same blunt interrogations that haunt the Pentagon.

Netanyahu is reported to be bringing with him “sensitive” military and security information to give to the Americans to help in the destruction of important targets. Netanyahu is determined to convince Trump that a second strike is in both their interests.

The shadow of 2025’s “Operation Midnight Hammer” looms large over this meeting. For Netanyahu, the June war failed to deliver the knockout blow that might have silenced his critics. The political dividends both leaders expected never materialized. Despite Trump’s boasts that the US “obliterated their nuclear program,” a recent Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) assessment suggests the B-2 Spirit strikes only delayed enrichment by months, not years. This time, the stakes couldn’t be higher: it’s life or death for Netanyahu. Trump will demand to know:

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b.t.w. Did you know that scorpions are edible?