US President Donald Trump says Israel will follow his orders and halt fire if he decides to end the war against Iran.
“They’ll do what I tell them,” Trump tells Time Magazine. “They’ve been a good team player. They’ll stop when I stop. They’ll stop unless they’re provoked, in which case, they’ll have no choice, but they’ll stop when I stop.”
The remark contradicts Trump’s assertion last month in an interview with The Times of Israel that ending the war would be a “mutual” decision with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The report also recounts Netanyahu’s repeated lobbying for Trump to join a prolonged attack on the Islamic Republic. Citing an unnamed source who was in the room as Netanyahu met Trump for an hours-long meeting in Washington, it says the premier told the US president, “We’ve come this far, Donald. We have to finish what we started,” arguing Tehran was playing for time and would secretly race toward a nuclear bomb.
“They’ll do what I tell them,” Trump tells Time Magazine. “They’ve been a good team player. They’ll stop when I stop. They’ll stop unless they’re provoked, in which case, they’ll have no choice, but they’ll stop when I stop.”
The remark contradicts Trump’s assertion last month in an interview with The Times of Israel that ending the war would be a “mutual” decision with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The report also recounts Netanyahu’s repeated lobbying for Trump to join a prolonged attack on the Islamic Republic. Citing an unnamed source who was in the room as Netanyahu met Trump for an hours-long meeting in Washington, it says the premier told the US president, “We’ve come this far, Donald. We have to finish what we started,” arguing Tehran was playing for time and would secretly race toward a nuclear bomb.
