Analysis-US-Iran deal may leave Netanyahu as biggest casualty

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The U.S.-Iran deal could undermine Benjamin Netanyahu's political stature rather than Israel's Iran policy, as analysts and former officials perceive a potential weakening of his influence over Washington regarding Iran.

By Samia Nakhoul BEIRUT, June 24 (Reuters) - The biggest casualty of the U.S.-Iran deal may not be Israel's Iran strategy, but the political brand Benjamin Netanyahu spent decades constructing as the Israeli leader who could uniquely bend Washington to his will on Iran, analysts, former U.S. officials and diplomats say.