Trump, Netanyahu At Odds Over Restarting Iran War Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pressing President Trump to strike Iran immediately after Tuesday's midterm elections , while Trump wants to let negotiations run their course first. President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar a Lago (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) The two leaders discussed the matter in a frank phone call on Saturday, according to a report from Axios, which cited one Israeli source and one U.S. source.
The Israeli source described the call as "tough." The U.S. source called it "direct." The White House and Netanyahu's office declined to comment. The disagreement surfaces as Qatari mediators carry peace proposals between Washington and Tehran in an effort to end the eight-month U.S.-Iran war, officials from both countries said .
Fears of escalation are building ahead of the vote. Trump told reporters Saturday that negotiations are "going fine" and that he is not "in much of a hurry."