Bowen: Trump and Netanyahu wanted to reshape the Middle East - now they risk a permacrisis

Author: Jeremy BowenPublished on: June 9, 2026Country: United States

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Bowen: Trump and Netanyahu wanted to reshape the Middle East - now they risk a permacrisis

Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu believed that victory over Iran would reshape the Middle East, but Iran has proven harder to defeat. The risk now is a long-term permacrisis. Iran's downing of a US Apache helicopter shows its ability to strike back. Trump seeks a diplomatic exit but the war is unpopular in the US.

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