Tel Aviv. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone with US President Biden on Wednesday. The two leaders talked for the first time in the last 50 days. It is being told that there was a discussion between the two leaders on responding to Iran’s missile attack. Israel said its retaliatory attack would be devastating. But Biden has opposed targeting Iran’s nuclear or oil production sites. Netanyahu had stopped his Defense Minister from going to America until he could talk to Biden.
Israel’s Defense Minister had said on Wednesday that the attack on Iran by Israel would be fatal and shocking. He said that a strong response will be given to the recent missile attack by Iran. Iran will be shocked by the Israeli attack. Without giving any details, the Defense Minister said that they would not be able to understand what happened and how it happened. Last week, Iran fired several missiles at Israel, which has further increased the tension between the two countries, about which the whole world is worried.
Biden has long been frustrated and angry with Netanyahu’s handling of the war in Gaza as well as Israel’s war in Lebanon. Also expressed regret for not adopting a strategy related to ending the conflict, but the White House described the talks held on Wednesday as direct and productive and the PMO said that the talks were positive. During this time, Vice President Kamala Harris was also listening to the conversation going on on this phone.
The White House did not provide any information about the US position on a possible Israeli retaliatory strike against Iran. However, in the conversation, Biden had said that he is providing all possible help to Israel. According to the PMO, Donald Trump called Netanyahu last week and congratulated him for the operations conducted by Israel against Hezbollah.