By Vaughn Cockayne (The Washington Times)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump held a contentious phone call over the weekend concerning strategy in the Iran war that devolved into a “shouting match from hell,” according to reports.
Sources cited by the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper described the match as particularly confrontational. The two leaders apparently disagreed over when, or if, to restart strikes on Iran after a multiweek pause.
Mr. Netanyahu’s office denied the characterization of the conversation reported by Yedioth Ahronoth, calling it “fake news.”
The report of the contentious phone call comes just days after another report in the Financial Times said Mr. Netanyahu calls Mr. Trump almost daily to urge him to restart military action against Iran.
Leaders from the Gulf have grown increasingly alarmed about the possibility of the U.S. returning to military action against Iran, fearing that the Islamic regime would launch retaliatory strikes against civilian targets in their countries. International oil prices would also likely rise as a result.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday said Washington was not preparing to resume military strikes, noting that the ongoing economic warfare campaign was doing much of the important work.
This article was made available to WMAL via The Washington Times.
