'Sounds good to me': The inside story of how Trump walked into the Tehran trap

President Trump, swayed by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's pitch, initiated a war with Iran, believing regime change was achievable. Despite US intelligence deeming popular uprising and regime collapse "farcical," Trump focused on military strikes. Warnings about depleted weaponry and Hormuz Strait vulnerability were sidelined, leading to a conflict that strategically reinforced Iran, not diminished it.