When the coordinated US-Israel military campaign against Iran reignited on February 28 — nine months after the preceding round of strikes had subsided — geopolitical analysts were quick to zero in on President Donald Trump's overarching strategic calculus: precisely what objectives he is pursuing, and under what conditions he might engineer yet another pause in hostilities. Compelling as those questions undeniably are, they may ultimately prove secondary to a far more consequential inquiry: What endgame is Israel actually determined to secure, and how decisively will those ambitions govern the conflict's trajectory and longevity?
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