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"When it comes to discussions with the Israelis, 'the focus is on injecting reality into Bibi’s calculations,' a separate senior U.S. official said..."

Well, that's been working great so far. By all means double down.

Some days I figure Biden must be trying to ensure the US is "forced" into a significant escalation in the ME, and he's just trying to time it for the electoral benefits. That'd be a perfectly reasonable strategy from his perspective.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/24/us-hezbollah-israel-attack-conflict-00164761