AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Behind the scenes: How Israel and Iran nearly pulled Trump back to war
The past 24 hours underscored the risk of the U.S. once again becoming ensnared in major combat operations in the Middle East, despite President Trump clearly wanting out. - On Monday, Trump nudged Israel and Iran back from the brink, but it's unclear for how long. Why it matters: 100 days into the conflict, Trump still has not secured an elusive deal to end the war and spent the last 24 hours scrambling to avoid its full-scale resumption. - Trump found himself in a dilemma. On the one hand, he understood it would be nearly impossible for his key ally Benjamin Netanyahu to let an Iranian missile attack go unanswered. On the other hand, he was concerned the tit-for-tat would lead to all-out war. - Trump told Axios in a phone interview…