Three to four weeks ago, roughly 50 Israeli jets were set for a massive strike on Iran, some pilots already strapped in, when Trump called it off at the last moment.
Israeli journalist Amichai Stein carried the story: the plan, he says, still exists, the targets are still standing, and Israel wants to finish the mission.
The buildup around him points the same way. More than 60 American refueling aircraft have landed in Israel with 16 F-16s on the way.
Which means the machinery for a much bigger air war is being assembled on Israeli soil.
His trigger logic is dark and simple.
Israel wants in, and it takes one of two things: Iranian fire landing on Israel, or Washington asking.
Either one "opens the game completely," because Israel flies without limitations, Tehran included, and the US gets dragged the rest of the way.
And the exit? He sees none.
The MOU was already the minimum deal in existence, nothing smaller is left to sign, and after two dead American soldiers Trump cannot walk anything back.
His forecast, delivered from Jerusalem: all out war.
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