As the shaky ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran holds, only Israel has an incentive to continue fighting, as Netanyahu is widely seen as having lost the war. If there is to be a durable end to this war, the U.S. will be forced to rein in Israel.

Donald Trump is greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after disembarking Air Force One at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel, Monday, October 13, 2025. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)As the shaky ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran holds, only Israel has an incentive to continue fighting, as Netanyahu is widely seen as having lost the war. If there is to be a durable end to this war, the U.S. will be forced to rein in Israel.

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