Israel Confirms It Is Not Participating in US Strikes on Iran

🎖️ ISRAEL — Washington is fighting Tehran's air defenses while Jerusalem watches. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Israel staying out of US strikes is a deliberate signal, not restraint. Netanyahu preserves independent strike authority — unspent and undeclared — while letting CENTCOM degrade Iranian air defense. If Iran retaliates against Israel directly, Jerusalem enters on its own terms, not as a US subcontractor. That asymmetry is the leverage Netanyahu is banking.