Jerusalem, April 8, 2026 (AFP) - US, Iran ceasefire sees Israel's war goals left hanging

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2026-04-08

A ceasefire between the United States and Iran has left Israel's principal war objectives largely unmet, analysts say, with Israeli opposition figures quick to denounce a major "strategic failure". Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had set the elimination or at least severe degradation of Iran's nuclear programme as a central goal in the conflict, having described it for years as an "existential threat" to Israel. He had also called for the disma......

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