India, Nov. 12 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has denied reports of him having a heated phone call with United States President Donald Trump over Iran, calling these "fake news" and "complete nonsense."

This comes after a report from Israeli media outlet Ynet, citing sources, claimed that a weekend phone call between Netanyahu and Trump, which largely focused on Iran, had been unusually difficult and led to a heated exchange. One of the sources quoted by Ynet called it a "shouting match from hell."

The conversation took place against the backdrop of purported disagreements between Washington and Iran over whether to renew the war against Iran. A senior Israeli official reportedly confirmed to Ynet that the call to...