Yes, yes, and no. Yes, it is true that the Iranian weapons programs represented a meaningful threat to Israel, but not to the United States. Yes, in that Bibi openly admits that his goal was to use all of the resources at his disposal to force us to go to war for Israel’s benefit. But no, Trump had plenty of agency here, and the evidence suggests he didn’t need much persuading. The man with the golden gut was convinced that Iran was another Venezuela and that victory would be easy and painless. The rest is history.