US President Donald Trump insists that Israel didn’t talk him into launching a war with Iran.
“Israel never talked me into the war with Iran,” Trump writes on Truth Social
“The results of Oct. 7th, added to my lifelong opinion that IRAN CAN NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON, did,” Trump adds, venting his frustration at “FAKE NEWS Pundits” suggesting the contrary.
“The results in Iran will be amazing – And if Iran’s new leaders… are smart, Iran can have a great and prosperous future!” he says.
Earlier this month, The New York Times revealed the details of a high-stakes pitch Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was allowed to give in the White House Situation Room, where he managed to sell Trump on a range of predictions regarding how swiftly a war with Iran would go that have largely not panned out.
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