Trump and Netanyahu diverge on Iran warâs future in tense phone call | CNN Politics
US President Donald Trump had a tense conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday that reflected their different views on how to proceed with the Iran war, a US official told CNN. It wasnât their first conversation in recent days. When the two leaders spoke on Sunday, Trump shared that he was likely to move forward with new targeted attacks on Iran early in the week, the official said â an operation that, as CNN has previously reported, was expected to get a new name: Operation Sledgehammer. But roughly 24 hours after that initial conversation, Trump announced he was halting strikes that he said were planned for Tuesday at the request of allies in the Persian Gulf: Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. In the days since, the gulf nations have been in close contact with White House and Pakistani mediators in working on a framework that could further diplomatic talks, the US official and a person familiar with the situation said. âWeâre in the final stages of Iran. Weâll see what happens,â Trump told reporters Wednesday morning about efforts to secure a deal. âWeâll either have a deal or weâre going to do some things that are a
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