TIMES OF ISRAEL
Netanyahu said to have ‘frantically’ tried to reach Trump over Iran talks fears
by Staff
August 30, 2019

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly 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 Thursday by Israel’s Channel 13 news, Netanyahu was unable to reach Trump to warn him off the meeting despite hours of “frantic” efforts, reflecting growing unease in Jerusalem with the prospects of direct talks between the US…Israeli authorities have reportedly expressed alarm after Trump said Monday he was open to meeting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani…READ MORE