Netanyahu ‘Bullied’ Trump Into War: Ex-Obama Official on the War on Iran

In this wide-ranging interview of ‘Mehdi Unfiltered,’ former Obama official Ben Rhodes joins Mehdi Hasan to discuss Israel’s role in shaping the United States’ war with Iran. Ben Rhodes served as deputy national security adviser in Barack Obama’s White House for eight years. He was working with President Obama as Benjamin Netanyahu continued to pressure the US, time and time again, to attack Iran. In the discussion, Rhodes tells Mehdi that Israel’s ultimate objective is to turn Iran into a “failed state.” He criticizes Democratic Party leadership for failing to respond to the conflict, arguing that those who did not oppose the war must be primaried. The two also examine the Obama administration’s decision to pursue regime change in Libya in 2011 without congressional approval. “I acknowledge the mistakes made,” Rhodes tells Mehdi, reflecting on the intervention. This interview was published earlier on zeteo.com. If you want early, exclusive access to this kind of independent, unfiltered journalism — subscribe to our Substack here: https://zeteo.com/subscribe 00:51 Rhodes Reacts to US-Iran War 2:30 Israel’s Role in Pushing the US Toward War 6:48 How Netanyahu Pressured Obama on Iran 8:30 Biden and Harris’s Handling of Iran 10:48 Is Iran a Threat to the United States? 13:31 Obama’s Libya Intervention 17:57 Obama’s Drone War 21:08 Pro-War Democrats Should Be Primaried 25:34 Trump Was Misled by Netanyahu Subscribe to Zeteo to support independent and unfiltered journalism: https://zeteo.com/subscribe Find Zeteo: Twitter:   / zeteo_news   Instagram:   / zeteonews   TikTok:   / zeteonews   Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com Find Mehdi: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter:   / @mehdirhasan   Instagram:   / @mehdirhasan   Tik Tok:   / mehdirhasan   To advertise on the show, contact [email protected] or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/networ...