Israel Strikes Central Iran Defying Direct Trump Order to Stand Down

💥 TEHRAN — Netanyahu just told Trump no. That changes every assumption about US control. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: If Israel struck western and central Iran after an explicit Trump stand-down order, the alliance's command coherence is publicly broken. Tehran now knows Washington cannot restrain its partner — eliminating any diplomatic leverage Witkoff holds. Iran's mandatory retaliation threshold, already triggered by Mehrabad, now has no US brake visible to apply.