Jerusalem, Oct. 26 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pushed for fresh attacks on Iran, but US officials have urged him to wait until the Trump administration is ready to carry out joint military operations, according to CNN, citing two US officials and an Israeli security source.
"Netanyahu really wanted and tried to convince Trump for a joint attack in Iran before the elections, and Trump did not give a green light," the Israeli source told CNN. Netanyahu's office dismissed the report as "fake news".
The source said one factor behind US President Donald Trump's decision was a warning from IDF chief of staff Lt Gen Eyal Zamir to US General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Zamir reportedly cautioned that an ...