It is being widely reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump held a post midterm election phone call over the weekend related to the possibility of restarting a bombing campaign against Iran.
Axios had earlier reported on a prior Thursday phone call, but reports of a follow-up weekend call have been emerging chiefly in Israeli media, which described relations as tense.
Israel's Ynet claims the last call escalated into a "shouting match from hell" regarding military strategy toward Iran, at a moment Trump wants to give indirect negotiations more time - while Netanyahu reportedly wants more muscular and immediate action.
"Iran is working to renew the nuclear threat. The only way to permanently remove this existential threat is by toppling the ayatollah regime," Netanyahu, who is struggling for his political future after his party and coalition failed to capture a majrity in Knesset elections, told Israel’s parliament Tuesday, Ynet said.
Netanyahu's office is denying this characterization of a "shouting match" but it's also clear that the US and Israel have been conflicting over policy vision for what to do about Iran:
Netanyahu’s office strongly denied the confrontation to the outlet, dismissing the report as “fake
