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Netanyahu Reportedly Convinced Trump for Iran Attack Ahead of US-Israeli Operation

Sources continue to indicate that President Trump approved an Iran operation after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu argued for a joint killing of Ali Khamenei. Reuters now reports that a phone call between Netanyahu and Trump less than 48 hours before the US-Israeli attack triggered the war in the Middle East.

23 Mar, 18:08 — 23 Mar, 20:57
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SCMPMostly Factual2h ago

Trump approved Iran operation ‘after Netanyahu argued for joint killing of Khamenei’

Less than 48 hours before the US-Israeli strike on Iran began, Prime Minister Benjamin ⁠Netanyahu spoke by phone to US President Donald Trump about the reasons for launching the kind of complex, far-off war the American leader once had campaigned against. Both ⁠Trump and Netanyahu knew from intelligence briefings earlier in the week that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his key lieutenants would soon meet at his compound in Tehran, making them vulnerable to a “decapitation...

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YahooMostly Factual4h ago

Exclusive-Trump approved Iran operation after Netanyahu argued for joint killing of Khamenei, sources say

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straits-timesMostly Factual4h ago

Trump approved Iran operation after Netanyahu argued for joint killing of Khamenei, sources say - The Straits Times

Trump approved Iran operation after Netanyahu argued for joint killing of Khamenei, sources say  The Straits Times

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jerusalem-postMostly Factual1h ago

Trump approved Iran operation after Netanyahu argued for joint killing of Khamenei, sources say

By the time the talk took place, under 48 hours before the operation began, Trump had already approved the idea of the United States carrying out a military operation against Iran.

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Daily SabahMixed4h ago

Trump greenlit Iran war after Netanyahu proposed killing Khamenei: Sources

Not two days preceding the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran started, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was speaking with President Donald Trump by phone about the reasons for waging a c...

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