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Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had an explosive phone call as the two leaders clashed over Iran on Wednesday, a report suggests. Two Israeli sources said to be familiar with the content of the meeting told Israel’s Channel 12 that the US President and the Israeli leader had differences of opinion on the future regarding their war with Israel. Iranian.
Mr Trump He reportedly told his Israeli counterpart during a meeting on Tuesday, May 19 that mediators were working on a “letter of intent” that both Washington and Tehran would sign. channel 12This could result in an end to the conflict and the start of 30-day talks on issues including reopening the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear program, a US source said, citing a US source. Mr. Netanyahu He was reportedly skeptical and urged the United States to continue applying military pressure on Iran to weaken the regime.
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Just before boarding Air Force One in Maryland on Wednesday, Mr. Trump told reporters he would do whatever Mr. Netanyahu asked him to do on Iran.
This boast comes at a time when the US President has hit a wall with Iran; His tough talk, threats and military actions do not seem to have so far succeeded in pushing Tehran away from its entrenched positions.
Mr. Trump and his top aides have insisted that the United States has already won the war and that Iran is ready to reach a deal to end the war that broke out when the United States and Israel struck the Islamic Republic on Feb. 28.
On Monday, Mr. Trump said he was suspending imminent strike plans at the request of Gulf Arab states because “serious” negotiations were ongoing and “a deal will be made.”
Although the president said he was canceling strikes planned for Tuesday, he continued his bravado, saying he had told military leaders to be ready to launch a “large-scale attack” against Iran.
Iran has so far shown little sign of backing down (Image: Getty)
Despite growing civil unrest, a crippled economy and the deaths of many of its leaders, there is so far no evidence that Iran will meet Washington’s demands.
Since a fragile ceasefire in the war took effect last month, Mr. Trump has lashed out at the slow progress of negotiations to reach a permanent deal.
While Trump has demanded a major rollback of Iran’s nuclear activities, Iran says it has the right to enrich uranium and that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.
The Israeli Prime Minister also wants Iran’s highly enriched uranium to be removed from the country. The issue of enriched uranium stockpiles is one of the most difficult issues in negotiations with the United States, Iran’s foreign minister said last Friday.
Wall Street Magazine During his meeting with Trump, Netanyahu reportedly reiterated his belief that Iran would not abide by any agreement to cancel its nuclear program.
Iran was said to have included some nuclear concessions in its latest offer to end the war, but Mr Trump described the offer as “garbage”.
Meanwhile, Iran still maintains control of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane for global oil supplies, although the U.S. military has imposed its own blockade of Iranian ports.
