Published on Mar 27, 2026 01:44 am IST This war was supposed to be quick. Clean. Controlled. But weeks in, the signals are colliding and the real battle may no longer be on the battlefield. Is Donald Trump trying to end a war that Benjamin Netanyahu is not ready to stop? Because behind the airstrikes, a quieter story is unfolding. Washington is floating a deal with Iran, one that demands dismantling its nuclear and missile capabilities in exchange for sanctions relief. Tehran is rejecting it. And Israel appears to be raising the bar so high that diplomacy itself starts to collapse. So what’s really happening here? Are the United States and Israel still aligned or are they now pulling in opposite directions? Is Israel deliberately making a deal impossible? And if Trump wants an exit before elections and rising oil prices tighten the pressure at home, can he afford an ally that refuses to pause? Ultimately, this may not just be about ending a war. It may be about who decides how it ends.   …