Netanyahu is trying to convince Trump to renew a full-scale war with Iran. Axios.
According to Axios, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to pressure Washington to resume large-scale military action against Iran.
Mossad head Roman Hoffman, one of Netanyahu's associates, came to the US for talks. He met with CIA Director John Ratcliffe, after which he is expected to travel to Miami to meet with White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff.
However, Trump has so far rejected calls to renew the war. Instead, he supports the position of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, who advocate maintaining the naval blockade and economic pressure on Tehran.
"Saudi Arabia asked me to leave things as they are for now because Iran is falling apart. Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain - they would all prefer to wait," the American president said.
The situation is complicated by the internal political crisis in Israel. Following the elections on October 27, Netanyahu lost the parliamentary majority, and his opponent, Gadi Eisenkot, received a mandate to form a government.
Against this background, members of the Israeli opposition fear that Netanyahu could initiate a new military operation against Iran or provoke a retaliatory attack from Tehran in order to disrupt the establishment of a new government and maintain power.
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