Axios cited a source with direct knowledge of the call who said Netanyahu, who is not directly involved in US-Iran talks, was caught off guard by the pending agreement.
US President Donald Trump told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that it is time to end the war with Iran, Axios reported on Saturday. A senior US official told Axios that Trump called Netanyahu on Thursday evening and described the potential US-Iran agreement as "a great deal." "This is the deal," said Trump. "It's a great deal, and it's time to end this war."
The official said that Netanyahu expressed to Trump his concern that the deal must address Iran's nuclear program, but avoided any significant argument with the US president. "Bibi probably understood that a deal was about to happen and that he could not stop it," said the official. Axios cited a source with direct knowledge of the call who said Netanyahu was caught off guard by the pending agreement.
The source added that the Israeli prime minister was not directly involved in the talks and had been contacting his Washington allies for information on the status of US-Iran negotiations . Accrding to Axios, Israeli officials are concerned about the contents of the US-Iran deal, but have avoided publicly criticizing it. "I understand the Israeli skepticism," a US official told reporters on Friday. "Hezbollah killed a lot of innocent Israelis, especially Israeli civilians. So we don't expect any country to give up their right of self-defense. (Ed note: What the Western mind, President Trump and many of the previous Presidents do not seem to understand is that with Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas this is not a policical war, it's a RELIGIOUS war. Their Religious Directive of Doctrine is the annihilation of the Jew and the destruction of the state of Israel. This is why Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is so very concerned. This effort by Trump only "kicks the can down the road.") (Read More)
