{"id":322726,"date":"2026-03-03T21:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T21:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/netanyahu-wanted-this-war-says-former-israel-prime-minister-ehud-olmert\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T21:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T21:00:07","slug":"netanyahu-wanted-this-war-says-former-israel-prime-minister-ehud-olmert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/netanyahu-wanted-this-war-says-former-israel-prime-minister-ehud-olmert\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Netanyahu wanted this war&#8217; says former Israel Prime Minister Ehud Olmert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/WsLTdW8egnM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'Netanyahu wanted this war' says former Israel Prime Minister Ehud Olmert\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WsLTdW8egnM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The US and Israeli war on Iran has now spread across the Middle East with troops in Lebanon and Iranian drone strikes across the Gulf.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he had not been led into war by Israelis but instead forced their hand.<\/p>\n<p>Channel 4 News US Editor Anushka Asthana spoke to Ehud Olmert, the former Prime Minister of Israel about the current Iran conflict.<\/p>\n<p>He warned against a &quot;boots on the ground&quot; operation suggesting it could &quot;shatter the basic foundations of international geopolitical stability far beyond the Middle East.&quot;<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US and Israeli war on Iran has now spread across the Middle East with troops in Lebanon and Iranian drone strikes across the Gulf. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe] President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he had not been led into war by Israelis but instead forced their hand. 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