… First: shameless plug for the story Barak Ravid & I did for Axios that was partly based on this briefing (as did others) Our story also relied on other insiders who laid out for us the parallel tracks Trump pursued before attacking Iran.💥🇮🇷🇺🇸
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) March 1, 2026
History buffs: the White House hosted a fascinating call yesterday with 3 administration officials who gave a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse into the Iran talks & why Trump ordered strikes hours earlier
It’s a first draft of history, so follow 🧵 👇
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Why it matters: The joint U.S.-Israeli operation that killed Khamenei was the culmination of two months in which President Trump pursued both diplomacy and war — on parallel tracks. On Friday, he chose war.
• The crisis, which began with the public uprising in Iran in late December, was vintage Trump — full of twists, last- minute reversals and deliberate disinformation.
• In the end, the ambiguity was itself a strategic asset, leaving Iran's leadership vulnerable to the largest aerial attack ever conducted by the Israeli military.
How it happened: The seeds of Saturday's operation were planted in late December, when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Trump at Mar-a-Lago.
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