Netanyahu’s determination to initiate hostilities led Trump to believe an Israeli attack was inevitable and that the best course of action was to involve U.S. military power to ensure its success, said two people familiar with this thinking.
“It was a false premise because the United States could have told Israel ‘no,’” said the adviser to the president. “But it was a clever tactic, and it shifted the momentum in favor of military action.”
Netanyahu in late February called Trump with a specific piece of intelligence: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his inner circle would be gathered at a single known location in Tehran on a Saturday morning. Israel was ready. Trump decided to go for it.
“Trump felt like he didn’t have a choice,” said one of the people familiar with the president’s thinking.

Residents of Tehran are being warned that inhaling poisonous gases is more dangerous than acid rain, after Iran’s oil storage facilities were attacked overnight.
“Inhalation of these gases is definitely more dangerous,” state media said, pointing to nitrogen and hydrocarbon gases released into the atmosphere.

Britain has as little as two days of gas stored up, raising fears of a potential crisis as supplies from the Middle East dry up.
The UK’s gas reserves have shrunk from 18,000 GWh worth last year to 6,700 GWh – enough for just 1.5 days of demand, according to new data published by transmission operator National Gas.
The crunch in supplies has resulted in traders charging the UK a premium for gas, exploiting its need to outbid rivals in other countries. It means the UK is now paying the highest wholesale gas prices in Europe