No more US offensives on Iran, Trump tells Israel’s Netanyahu after nuclear site strikes
The US president thinks any imminent threat posed by Iran has been removed and doesn’t want further military involvement, a US official says
After the United States carried out strikes on Iran, US President Donald Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to expect further American offensive military action, a senior White House official said.
Following Sunday’s bombardment on three key Iranian nuclear sites, Trump told Netanyahu that it was time to stop the war and return to diplomatic negotiations.
Trump’s position was that the US had removed any imminent threat posed by Iran, according to the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the official was not authorised to comment publicly about the sensitive diplomatic talks.
The US official said Netanyahu understood Trump’s stance that the US had no desire to be further involved with the situation militarily.
On Tuesday, the Israeli leader said his country never had a better friend in the White House than Trump, as he declared a historic victory over Iran and said its nuclear programme had been brought “to ruin”.
Speaking in a televised statement, Netanyahu listed Israel’s achievements in the conflict, including its attacks on top generals and nuclear scientists. He said Israel destroyed nuclear facilities in Natanz and Isfahan, along with the Arak heavy water reactor.