Follow-Up: Israeli Media Report Heated Trump-Netanyahu Call Over Iran; Prime Minister's Office Calls It 'Fake News'
Israel's Ynet news site reported on the evening of November 10 that a weekend phone call between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump was particularly difficult, amid deep disagreement over whether to renew military action against Iran.
According to the report, Netanyahu pressed during the call for renewed strikes on Iran as soon as possible, while Trump preferred to let negotiations with Tehran run their course. Netanyahu's office was quick to reject the account, calling it "fake news and complete nonsense." A senior Israeli official confirmed that the call had taken place but insisted its atmosphere had not been difficult.
Channel 12 reporter Yaron Avraham reported the same day that disagreements had also resurfaced between Netanyahu and senior political officials on one side and IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir on the other over the options available against Tehran, with Zamir said to oppose Netanyahu's push for immediate action. The Financial Times reported the same day that, according to a person briefed on the discussions, Netanyahu has been calling Trump almost every day to urge a resumption of the war; the White House did not comment on the lobbying claim.
It is the second report of friction between the two leaders over Iran in two weeks. After an October 31 call, Axios reported that Netanyahu had pressed for strikes immediately after the U.S. midterm elections, with an Israeli source describing that call as "tough"; Israel's ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, denied on November 2 that Netanyahu had pressured Trump. Trump said on November 9 that the war with Iran was, militarily, effectively over. (Source: Ynet)
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Source: Ynet
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