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Israeli media claimed that Trump and Netanyahu debated on the phone over whether to resume war against Iran, but the respective camps on both sides denied the dispute, and Trump stressed his preference for diplomatic and economic pressure.
Israeli media report that US Presidenttrump and Prime Minister of Israelnetanyahu During the call last weekend, we were worried about whether to resume the call or notiran Their differing stances on the war led the two to hold a “swearing contest”.
According to Israeli Yedioth Ahronoth and its English-language website Ynet, citing sources, Benjamin Netanyahu repeatedly urged resumption of war with Iran during the phone call, but Trump insisted on pursuing diplomacy to advance existing peace talks with Iran. Ultimately both became tit for tat.
The New York Post reported that Trump and Netanyahu had had heated exchanges in the past over the Iran war, including an argument over several phone calls in June, with Trump telling the newspaper that he called the other man “f**king crazy” during one phone call.
Netanyahu’s camp lost seats after Israel’s October elections, and it is still unknown whether he will be able to retain his post as prime minister. But he has always insisted that the United States should resume attacks against Iran and force regime change.
The Financial Times also reported a few days ago that Netanyahu calls Trump every day and calls on him to resume full-scale war against Iran.
Netanyahu’s office denied the latest Israeli media reports, calling them “fake news.” A senior Israeli official told these media outlets that Netanyahu and Trump spoke by phone over the weekend, but there was no altercation between the two.
Trump has recently stopped focusing on resuming the war against Iran, preferring to let US economic pressure do the work to force Tehran to make concessions.
In an interview with the American news program “60 Minutes” on the 8th, Trump was asked whether he would resume attacks against Iran. He said he “doesn’t see any reason to do it.”
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The report noted that Netanyahu has repeatedly called for resuming military operations against Iran, while Trump advocates taking the diplomatic route first and allowing peace talks with Iran to proceed. Therefore the views of both are contradictory.
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Yedioth Ahronoth and Ynet, citing sources, said the two had a tit-for-tat phone conversation last weekend, but Netanyahu’s office denied it was “fake news” and another senior official said the call had taken place but there was no dispute.
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Trump has not recently focused on resuming war against Iran, preferring instead to use US economic pressure to force Tehran to make concessions. In an interview he said that he saw no reason to attack Iran again.
