WASHINGTON — US President Joe Biden is expected to hold a phone call on Wednesday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about any plans to strike Iran, Axios reports, citing three US officials.
“We want to use the call to try and shape the limitations of the Israeli retaliation,” a US official is quoted as saying by Axios.
Axios cites the US official as saying that Washington wants to make sure Israel attacks targets in Iran that are significant without being disproportionate.
The White House doesn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on the report, which comes after Defense Minister Yoav Gallant delayed his scheduled trip to Washington due to reported last-minute demands from Netanyahu, including a phone call with Biden.
The two leaders haven’t spoken in nearly 50 days amid growing frustration in Washington with Netanyahu’s handling of the war and perceived lack of a strategy for how to bring it to an end.
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