US Apache helicopter downed & why Trump’s war is ‘colossal failure’ for Israel

The exchange of strikes between Israel and Iran have highlighted the tensions between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu after more than 100 days of war.The US president wants the war to stop - now. The Israeli leader wants to keep going. Why? What else does he want to achieve? And why is Trump stopping him?Venetia Rainey chats to Danny Citrinowicz, senior researcher at Israeli think tank the Institute for National Security Studies, about why most Israelis think that the war has been a ‘colossal failure’ and how he fears Iran’s regime has been the real winner in all of this. Highlights:Why Israelis think the war has been a ‘colossal failure’ Why Israel wants the Iran war to continue - and why Trump says noCONTRIBUTORS:Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiaraineyDanny Citrinowicz, senior researcher INSS @citrinowiczCONTENT REFERENCED:WATCH: 100 days of US-Iran war: the winners and losers so farhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3VEIOK3-SUIsraelis grow tired of Bibi and bomb sheltershttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/08/israelis-grow-tired-of-bibi-and-bombshelters/Netanyahu: Our war with ‘weak’ Iran isn’t finishedhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/07/iran-launches-missile-attack-on-israel/Producer: Peter ShevlinExecutive Producers: Venetia Rainey & Louisa Wells► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor► EMAIL US: Contact the team on battlelines@telegraph.co.uk ► GET THE LATEST HEADLINES: Find all our latest Iran coverage here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran-war/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.