Former US Official: Israeli Influence on Trump's Pentagon Worse Than Bush Era

Dennis Fritz, former senior adviser to the U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, described Israeli influence over the Pentagon under Donald Trump’s administration as worse than during George W. Bush’s presidency. He also referred to the war and Iran’s role in it.

• Dennis Fritz, former senior adviser to the U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made these remarks.
• He said Israeli influence over the Pentagon under Donald Trump’s administration was worse than during George W. Bush’s presidency.
• Fritz believes that in the war he referred to, the United States did not win and was losing.
• He said that Iran, by keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed, affected not only the United States but others as well.
• The Israeli prime minister has called for an end to the war against Iran.. Coverage difference: Both sources emphasized Dennis Fritz’s remarks about Israeli influence over the Trump administration’s Pentagon and compared it with the Bush era. ISNA (Telegram) referred to Iran’s role in keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed and its impact on the United States, while ISNA addressed the Israeli prime minister’s call to end the war against Iran.