Netanyahu Thanks Trump for Support, Sends Message to Iran
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for his public support ahead of the Israeli elections. Trump praised Netanyahu as a "fighter" and predicted his victory. The leaders also discussed confronting the Iranian nuclear threat and expanding the Abraham Accords.
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- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for his support.
- President Trump predicted Netanyahu would win a "huge victory" in the upcoming elections.
- Netanyahu told Trump, "We have work to finish. We will finish it together."
- Trump called Netanyahu a "fighter" who received "unfair treatment."
- Netanyahu stated, "We will not let" Iran obtain nuclear weapons.
- The leaders discussed expanding the Abraham Accords and confronting Iran.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump, during which they exchanged praise and discussed shared political and security challenges. The conversation, released on Monday, occurred days before Israel's elections, following Trump's public endorsement of Netanyahu.
Netanyahu expressed gratitude for Trump's "amazing support," calling him "an amazing leader of the free world" and "by far the greatest friend Israel has ever had or will ever have in the White House." He added, "We have work to finish. You said it, and we will finish it together." Trump responded, "Nobody else will do it," and emphasized he personally drafted the statement of support.
Trump praised Netanyahu as a "fighter" who has faced "unfair treatment from his country." He predicted a "huge victory" for Netanyahu in the upcoming elections, referring to him as "the man who stood by my side, Bibi."
Netanyahu also addressed the Iranian threat, telling Trump, "People in America need to know that you stood against the greatest danger facing them: Iran with nuclear weapons. We will not let it happen." The leaders presented their alliance as a driving force for expanding the Abraham Accords and a basis for confronting the Iranian threat together.