Israeli official says Iran war may not have been worth launching Submitted by Mera Aladam on Wed, 06/17/2026 - 11:11 The senior official's remarks come amid a wave of criticism over Netanyahu's handling of the war An Iranian woman walks next to an anti-Israel mural on a street in Tehran on 8 June 2026 (Majid Asgaripour/Wana/Reuters) Off A senior Israeli official has questioned whether Israel would have launched its operation against Iran had it known the political consequences in advance amid growing public anger. "If we had known that these would be the final results of the operation in terms of political habit, it is highly doubtful that we would have embarked on this event," the official was quoted as saying on Israeli channel i24News. The terms of the deal reached between Iran and the US underline how Israel’s war on Iran has left Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing pressure not only from the Islamic Republic, but from inside his own political and security establishment.