India, March 12 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had gifted US President Donald Trump a golden pager in February 2025. Now, the gift is back in focus with many online claiming it was a 'veiled threat'.

This comes amid the US joining Israel in strikes against Iran, which has effectively drawn them into the battle in the Middle East. The joint strikes took out Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, and US interests in the region have come under attack from Iran since then. Many of Trump's critics have questioned the need to join Israel in the attack, even as US troops have lost their lives since the war begun.

Conservative commentator and former Fox News host Tucker Carlson also raised questions. "No two countries have the ...