Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long been on a campaign against Iran's nuclear program and his opposition helped convince President Trump to withdraw from an Obama era deal meant to rein it in.

Trump is neither fully aligned with the Netanyahu's timeline nor with his sense of urgency. Trump clearly sees diplomacy as his first option.

As US pursues diplomacy with Tehran, Israel's prime minister finds himself sidelined, unable to criticize president and pinning all of his hopes on talks collapsing