Meron Rapoport: Why Iran could be the one to finally kill Netanyahu’s career

Meron Rapoport: Why Iran could be the one to finally kill Netanyahu’s career On Tuesday night, Israelis went to sleep under the shadow of an American threat to wipe out Iranian civilisation, only to wake up in the middle of the night to receive the news that the man who made that threat, US President Donald Trump, had agreed to a ceasefire with the Islamic Republic. After Trump's announcement, Iranian outlets published the 10 points on which, according to Iran, it agreed to the ceasefire. Among other points that the US and Iran agreed to enter negotiations on, the reports said, are: the complete stoppage of hostilities between the countries; allowing Tehran to continue uranium enrichment; protection for Iran's allies; reparations for the damage suffered during the US-Israeli attacks; and the imposition of a fee for every ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz. If those points become the basis for a permanent agreement between the US and Iran, it is fair to say that it might be the end of Benjamin Netanyahu’s political career. This kind of conclusion to the war, which the Israeli prime minister, according to a recent report by the New York Times, initiated and almost single-handily dragged the US president into, will also hurt Netanyahu’s legacy. If those 10 points are accepted by the US, Iran will come out of this war stronger than it was before. This will contradict the entire notion on which Netanyahu launched this conflict on 28 February. Read more: Why Iran could be the one to finally kill Netanyahu’s career Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a news conference in Jerusalem on 19 March 2026 (Ronen Zvulun/AFP)

On Tuesday night, Israelis went to sleep under the shadow of an American threat to wipe out Iranian civilisation, only to wake up in the middle of the night to receive the news that the man who made that threat, US President Donald Trump, had agreed to a ceasefire with the Islamic Republic.

After Trump's announcement, Iranian outlets published the 10 points on which, according to Iran, it agreed to the ceasefire.

Among other points that the US and Iran agreed to enter negotiations on, the reports said, are: the complete stoppage of hostilities between the countries; allowing Tehran to continue uranium enrichment; protection for Iran's allies; reparations for the damage suffered during the US-Israeli attacks; and the imposition of a fee for every ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

If those points become the basis for a permanent agreement between the US and Iran, it is fair to say that it might be the end of Benjamin Netanyahu’s political career.

This kind of conclusion to the war, which the Israeli prime minister, according to a recent report by the New York Times, initiated and almost single-handily dragged the US president into, will also hurt Netanyahu’s legacy.

If those 10 points are accepted by the US, Iran will come out of this war stronger than it was before.

This will contradict the entire notion on which Netanyahu launched this conflict on 28 February.