The home front: How Israel, Iran, and US leaders have been hit by the war

What the report says

Al Jazeera reports that six months after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, the war has become a domestic political problem in all three countries. The article says the conflict began on February 28 and has not produced the decisive outcome Washington or Tel Aviv appeared to want, while Tehran’s leadership has remained in place despite heavy economic strain and continued sanctions.

In the United States, the piece says President Donald Trump is facing pressure over the cost of the war, rising petrol prices, weak approval ratings and concerns that the conflict was drawn out at Israel’s urging. The report notes that Trump has imposed new sanctions on Iran and is presenting them as leverage in talks, but analysts quoted by Al Jazeera argue that public support for the war is limited and that the policy may carry political risks ahead of November midterm elections.

In Israel, the article says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is being criticized by opponents for failing in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, and for shifting from limiting Iran’s nuclear program toward regime change. Al Jazeera says his hopes of turning the war into an electoral advantage have not materialized, even though many Israelis still see Iran as a serious threat.

For Iran, the report says sanctions, port restrictions and wartime damage have deepened an already fragile economy, with high inflation and major costs cited by Iranian officials. Even so, the government has survived, and the article says internal divisions remain over economic policy and whether to pursue talks with Washington.