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

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

Author: The Telegraph June 9, 2026 Duration: 35:37

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 no


CONTRIBUTORS:


Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey

Danny Citrinowicz, senior researcher INSS @citrinowicz


CONTENT REFERENCED:


WATCH: 100 days of US-Iran war: the winners and losers so far

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3VEIOK3-SU


Israelis grow tired of Bibi and bomb shelters

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/08/israelis-grow-tired-of-bibi-and-bombshelters/


Netanyahu: Our war with ‘weak’ Iran isn’t finished

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/07/iran-launches-missile-attack-on-israel/


Producer: Peter Shevlin

Executive Producers: Venetia Rainey & Louisa Wells


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