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Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/06/25/trump-netanyahu-israel-iran-attack/
Trump's Strikes on Iran Reinvigorate U.S.-Israel Ties
(Washington Post) Shira Rubin - President Trump decided to help finish the attacks on Iran's nuclear program that Israel had started, a sign of the reinvigoration of ties between the two countries. The U.S. entry into Israel's war against Iran "is a step beyond anything we've ever experienced," said Yaki Dayan, Israel's former consul general in Los Angeles. "This projection of power now has every capital in the Middle East and beyond looking with amazement, and some jealousy, at this new axis between the U.S. and Israel." Israelis point to Vice President JD Vance on Fox News on Monday, warning that Iranian attempts to rebuild its lost capabilities will be met "with a very, very powerful American military again." In the wake of the U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear sites, Jerusalem's Old City walls have been illuminated in the colors of the American and Israeli flags, and billboards in Tel Aviv bearing Trump's image read, "Thank you, Mr. President." David Wurmser, senior fellow at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, said Israel's willingness to do the heavy lifting on the battlefield fits with Trump's vision for regional partnerships. The U.S. can offer "the most minimal tactical assist" and "rely on the local force" to advance mutual interests, he said.