Washington, Oct. 18 -- US President Donald Trump has thrown his weight behind Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for re-election, lauding his leadership in handling Iran and asserting that Israel requires a figure of his standing at the helm.

He said this on Truth Social, praising Netanyahu as a "Great Warrior Prime Minister" and an even greater "Partner for Peace", specifically regarding the confrontation with Iran. Highlighting Tehran's enduring hostility towards Israel and the United States, Trump cited its "51 year old chant" of "Death to Israel, Death to America! We will destroy the Little Satan and the Big Satan."

Questioning how any nation could endure such threats over decades, Trump argued that rhetoric eventually materi...