Trump just learnt a brutal lesson — wars are easier to start than finish | Sean Bell

Trump just learnt a brutal lesson — wars are easier to start than finish | Sean Bell

Author: Times Radio June 8, 2026 Duration: 22:40

Retired Air Vice Marshal and former fighter pilot Sean Bell joins Maddie Hale to analyse the latest Israel-Iran strikes, whether Trump's war has strengthened rather than weakened Tehran's negotiating position, and growing tensions between the US President and Benjamin Netanyahu as the fragile ceasefire comes under renewed pressure. 




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