Trump, to his great credit, is not a warmonger, and he has not shown any interest in becoming Bibi’s lawn guy in Iran. So where does Bibi go from here?
He is greatly admired by a large segment of the GOP. He can start banging the drums for war in conservative circles. Would Trump be able to resist that?
Two observations are pertinent here. First, as much as the right embraces Israeli aggression, it probably fears Trump’s wrath more, at least at this stage of his presidency. Second, Trump has succeeded in defining any public criticism of Israel by the blue team as antisemitism. It would be ironic indeed if Bibi could quietly turn that argument against him.