Thursday, March 05, 2026

How Did President Trump Decide to Go to War?

Mar 3, 2026 | President Trump’s embrace of military action in Iran was set off by the determination of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to end diplomatic negotiations. Mark Mazzetti, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, describes how few of Mr. Trump’s advisers voiced opposition. | By Mark Mazzetti, Leila Medina, Sutton Raphael, Joey Sendaydiego, Jon Hazell and Rafaela Balster

This NYT video explains how it happened.

Read the NYT article here.