India, May 11 -- More than two months into the Iran war, with ceasefire efforts repeatedly collapsing and tensions over the Strait of Hormuz continuing to dominate global concerns, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued clarification on a report that claimed he convinced the United States that a war with Iran would be easy and could trigger regime change in Tehran.

In a televised interview, Netanyahu insisted he had warned of risks from the start. Speaking to CBS' 60 Minutes during an interaction with Major Garrett, Netanyahu was asked about a report published by the New York Times that described discussions in the White House Situation Room on February 11, days before the joint US-Israel strikes on Iran.

According to the NYT ...