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Former US Defence Chief Says He Rejected Netanyahus Iran Assessment

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  • Former US Defense Secretary Robert Gates recounted a 2009 conversation with Israeli PM Netanyahu.
  • Netanyahu claimed Iran would collapse quickly if attacked militarily; Gates disagreed.
  • Gates attributed Netanyahu's view to past Israeli strikes on Iraq (1981) and Syria (2007).
  • No concrete commercial mechanism, investment, regulation, or price move is reported.
  • The article is a historical/political anecdote with no direct economic or supply-chain impact.

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