Washington, March 9 -- US President Donald Trump has said the decision on when to end the ongoing conflict with Iran will be taken jointly with Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a report by The Times of Israel.

In a telephone interview with the publication, the US president claimed that the Islamic Republic had been close to destroying Israel before the current military intervention.

"Iran was going to destroy Israel and everything else around it," Trump said. "We've worked together. We've destroyed a country that wanted to destroy Israel."Asked whether the authority to halt the campaign rested solely with Washington or if Israel had equal influence in the decision, Trump indicated the two leaders were coordinating closely.

"I think it's ...