by Barak Ravid at Axios
President Trump confirmed Wednesday that he cautioned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a call last Thursday against ordering a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, as Axios first reported.
Why it matters: Trump’s comments exposed the widening gap between the U.S. and Israel when it comes to Iran’s nuclear program.
What he’s saying: Asked if he warned Netanyahu not to attack Iran, Trump said “I would like to be honest, yes I did.”
- Trump stressed he told Netanyahu a military strike on Iran in the current timing would be “inappropriate” because the U.S. and Iran are close to a deal.
- Trump said he believes the Iranian nuclear crisis can be solved with “a very strong document,” and without military action.
- “I want it very strong where we can go in with inspectors, we can take whatever we want, we can blow up whatever we want, but nobody’s getting killed. We can blow up a lab but nobody’s going to be in the lab,” Trump said.
Trump said any deal would likely be agreed within…
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