Israel’s assumption US would get drawn into Iran war is being put to the test

Donald Trump initially appeared to discourage attacks but Israeli officials claim they always had his support

Along the Ayalon highway, in the centre of Tel Aviv, two huge illuminated signs have appeared, portraying Donald Trump against a billowing stars-and-stripes backdrop and bearing the blunt appeal: Mr President, finish the job!"

Israel's attack on Iran may have been carried out with Trump's approval, as government officials in Israel claim, but it appears to have been unleashed only in the expectation - rather than any certainty - that the US will ultimately be drawn into the war.