New reporting from the New York Times reveals exactly how the decision to go to war with Iran was made, and who was in the room when it happened. On February 11, Netanyahu flew to Washington for a secret Situation Room meeting and pitched a four-part plan for regime change, destroy Iran's missile program, close Hormuz wouldn't be a real threat, Mossad would help foment street uprisings, and Kurdish fighters could open a ground front from Iraq. He brought a video montage of potential replacement leaders. Trump's response: "Sounds good to me." The next day, US intelligence pushed back hard. CIA Director Ratcliffe called the regime change scenario "farcical." Rubio said it was "bullshit." General Caine told Trump this was "standard operating procedure for the Israelis, they oversell, and their plans are not always well-developed." By February 26, in the final Situation Room meeting before strikes began, the opposition was clear but nobody drew a hard line. Vance told Trump directly: "You know I think this is a bad idea… but I'll support you." Rubio said regime change was unrealistic but destroying the missile program was doable. Hegseth was the biggest proponent of action. Military leadership flagged depleted munitions and the Hormuz threat but stopped short of opposing. Treasury and DNI Gabbard were absent from the room entirely. Trump went around the table, then made the call: "I think we need to do it." The strikes began two days later.