The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Donald Trump to keep the failed Iran war going during a “testy” phone call on May 19, reports the Wall Street Journal:
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a contentious call Tuesday evening, people familiar with the matter said, with Netanyahu railing against a pact to end the war with Iran and Trump defending the diplomatic process.
Israel has long expressed skepticism that Iran would abide by any agreement to dismantle its nuclear work and refrain from attacks on regional nations. Netanyahu reiterated those points with Trump in the Tuesday call and an earlier one on Sunday, the people said.
The Associated Press notes that Trump said Netanyahu “will do whatever I want him to do” on Iran as negotiations continue, and told reporters he is “in no hurry” to make a deal.
(Sources: Wall Street Journal, Associated Press)