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Netanyahu comments comes as the US and Iran have agreed an initial deal to end the war in West Asia, which has been fiercely opposed in Israel.
US President Donald Trump and Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu | File photo credit: AFP
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said that he never sought US President Donald Trump’s approval before launching strikes against Iran earlier in February, insisting that he merely informed the American leader of the country’s plans.
Speaking at a conference, Netanyahu said, “When I came to President Trump, I told him: ‘We are going into Iran.’ I did not ask permission. I simply informed him."
The Israeli prime minister comments come as the United States and Iran have agreed an initial deal to end the war in West Asia, which has been fiercely opposed in Israel.
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