Netanyahu urges Trump to attack Iran as US pursues further negotiations before midterms - report
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with US President Donald Trump on Saturday about US negotiations with Iran and pressed Trump to strike Iran immediately after the midterm elections, Axios reported on Sunday night, citing one Israeli and one US source. The sources said that Trump is currently looking to let negotiations play out while Netanyahu wants to return to combat. Trump confirmed that he had spoken to Netanyahu while speaking to reporters on Sunday, and that they had discussed Iran but declined to share any further details.
"We had a very good conversation,” Trump said. Trump told reporters that negotiations with Iran were "going fine" on Saturday, days after Vice President JD Vance sent a letter to Iran's national security chief Mohsen Rezaei about negotiations.US increases presence in Middle EastHowever, The Jerusalem Post has learned that some of Trump's team is shifting back towards attacking Iran after other methods have been tried to obtain Iranian concessions.
Left out here: Leaves out what changes the picture
The Post quotes Trump saying talks were "going fine" but leaves out the rest of the same remarks: he said he is not "in much of a hurry" to resume strikes. The article then ends on the Post's own unsourced claim that Trump's team is shifting back towards attacking Iran, followed by the military build-up. Without Trump's own words, a reader believes the US is moving towards a strike, when Trump's public position that day was the opposite.
How we know
- Anadolu Agency (English) reported“adding that he is not "in much of a hurry" to resume strikes”Trump favors diplomacy with Iran as Netanyahu urges strikes immediately after Tuesday's US midterms: Report (opens in a new tab)
- Anadolu Agency (English) reported“Trump is prioritizing diplomatic engagement with Tehran despite pressure from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu”Trump favors diplomacy with Iran as Netanyahu urges strikes immediately after Tuesday's US midterms: Report (opens in a new tab)
The US has also increased its military presence in the region, sending more than 10 military transport aircraft to Israel over the past week. Reports have also emerged of US air defense systems and interceptors being moved to Israel and to other Arab allies. Yonah Jeremy Bob contributed to this report.
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