US EditionNetanyahu ‘persuaded Trump to postpone airstrikes against Iran’: Report
Netanyahu urged Trump to delay US airstrikes on Iran to avoid retaliation against Israel and wider regional conflict, with Gulf states also lobbying against military action.
- On Wednesday night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked President Donald Trump to delay a possible strike on Iran, the New York Times reported Thursday evening shortly before Trump declared `the killing of protesters in Iran has stopped`.
- Over the past three days, Cairo, Riyadh, Doha and Muscat lobbied Trump to avoid military action, with a senior Saudi official saying they had `convinced Trump to give Iran a chance` and helped defuse the crisis.
- IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir held a situational assessment and surprise drill at the Arrow Battalion, while U.S. advisers warned a strike would take time and doubted swift regime collapse in Iran.
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said 800 executions in Iran were postponed, and Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said there are no plans for the `hanging` of protesters.
- Conflicting accounts emerged as Iran's ambassador to Pakistan said the U.S. informed Tehran it had no strike plans, but Iran's internet blackout exceeds 168 hours with at least 3,000 deaths reported by two Iranian officials.
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As everything converged towards imminent American strikes on Wednesday, January 15, the US President changed his mind. According to several American and Israeli sources, Netanyahu asked Trump to wait in order to give Israel time to prepare for possible Iranian reprisals.
Apparently, at the request of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and some Arab states in the region, the US is delaying an attack on Iran. Meanwhile, preparations for military intervention continue.
Netanyahu urged Trump not to attack Iran: report
WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged United States President Donald Trump to delay any American military strike on Iran, according to a report by The New York Times, a development that highlights growing regional unease over the risk of a wider conflict. Netanyahu spoke to President Trump on Thursday, the same day the US president publicly suggested that Tehran had eased its internal crackdown and halted executions, ci…
Is Trump holding off any strikes on Iran due to pressure from Netanyahu and Gulf allies?
West Asian allies, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Egypt, and Turkey, urged the US to avoid attacking Iran. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also asked Trump to delay action. The US continues to reposition military assets while imposing new sanctions on Iranian officials and financial networks
President Trump Refrained From Hitting Iran Because Benjamin Netanyahu Feared Retaliation
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stepped in this week to convince President Donald Trump to hold back on potential military strikes against Iran, as the regime there faces massive internal upheaval from protests that have rocked the country since late December. With thousands dead in the streets and reports of mass arrests, Tehran has resorted to extreme measures, including nationwide internet blackouts to stifle communication and slow …
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