War in the Middle East: tensions between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu?

• Benjamin Netanyahu is “a really good person,” Donald Trump said on Wednesday.
• But behind the scenes, the tone would be raised between the American president and the Israeli Prime Minister.

Between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, is nothing going well? The strategy to adopt against Iran was at the heart of a recent telephone conversation between the American president and the Israeli Prime Minister. The two men were clearly not on the same wavelength.

According to the news site Axios (nouvelle fenêtre)this exchange between Donald Trump (nouvelle fenêtre) and Benyamin Netanyahu was long but above all tense. Questioned on this subject, the tenant of the White House preferred to procrastinate. “Everything is fine, he will do what I ask him. He is a really good person”affirmed the President of the United States.

If Donald Trump said he was ready to resume strikes in Iran (nouvelle fenêtre) in the event of failure of negotiations, he nevertheless favors the diplomatic route in this conflict. The American position would make Benjamin Netanyahu furious. The Israeli Prime Minister no longer believes in negotiations. Colonel Peer de Jong discusses the intentions of the two men.

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“Benyamin Netanyahu is being extremely careful. He will once again avoid angering Donald Trump, who is trying to channel and control the Israeli energy and desire to possibly intervene in Iran without the Americans”underlines the defense and geopolitical consultant LCI.

A meeting between the two leaders could take place soon. Benyamin Netanyahu would like to go to Washington.Â