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Netanyahu ‘Frantically’ Tried To Reach Trump over Iran Talks Fears

Netanyahu ‘Frantically’ Tried To Reach Trump over Iran Talks Fears
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By Staff, Agencies

Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urgently tried to dissuade US President Donald Trump from meeting with Iran’s foreign minister, who made a surprise visit to a summit of world leaders in France earlier this week.

According to the report by ‘Israeli’ Channel 13 news, Netanyahu was unable to reach Trump to warn him off the meeting despite “frantic” efforts, reflecting growing unease in occupied al-Quds with the prospects of direct talks between the US.

The report cited unnamed ‘Israeli’ and American officials.

Relatively, ‘Israeli’ authorities have reportedly expressed alarm after Trump said Monday he was open to meeting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani following Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif’s surprise visit to the G7 summit in Biarritz, France.

According to the report, Netanyahu worried that Trump could meet with Zarif, and tried to get Trump on the phone to convince him not to sit down with the Iranian foreign minister, who had recently been sanctioned by Washington.

Netanyahu’s staff also contacted members of the US administration to try to schedule a phone call.

However, administration officials said Trump was too busy in meetings at the high-level summit to take the phone call.

Netanyahu instead spoke to Vice President Mike Pence and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

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