Exclusive: Trump approved Iran operation after Netanyahu argued for joint killing of Khamenei, sources say - Reuters

Exclusive: Trump approved Iran operation after Netanyahu argued for joint killing of Khamenei, sources say  Reuters

Trump approved Iran operation ‘after Netanyahu argued for joint killing of Khamenei’

Less than 48 hours before the US-Israeli strike on Iran began, Prime Minister Benjamin ⁠Netanyahu spoke by phone to US President Donald Trump about the reasons for launching the kind of complex, far-off war the American leader once had campaigned against. Both ⁠Trump and Netanyahu knew from intelligence briefings earlier in the week that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his key lieutenants would soon meet at his compound in Tehran, making them vulnerable to a “decapitation...

By Reuters

Exclusive-Trump approved Iran operation after Netanyahu argued for joint killing of Khamenei, sources say

A call before strikes: How Netanyahu convinced Trump of Khamenei's joint killing

Responding to Reuters, White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly did not directly comment on the call between Trump and Netanyahu but said the operation aimed to "destroy the Iranian regime's ballistic missile and production capacity, annihilate the Iranian regime's Navy, end their ability to arm proxies, and guarantee that Iran can never obtain a nuclear weapon." There was no immediate response from Netanyahu’s office or Iran’s UN representative to requests for comment.

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Most detailed account of February 28 US-Israeli strikes on Iran: The call, intel, decision

Less than 48 hours before the US-Israeli strike on Iran were first reported, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had reportedly held a phone call with Trump.

Trump approved Iran operation after Netanyahu argued for joint killing of Khamenei, sources say - The Straits Times

Trump approved Iran operation after Netanyahu argued for joint killing of Khamenei, sources say  The Straits Times

Inside The Call Between Trump, Netanyahu That Sealed Ali Khamenei's Fate

During the phone call, Netanyahu, who was determined to move forward, told Trump that the US and Israel might never get a better chance to kill Khamenei and "to avenge previous Iranian efforts to assassinate Trump", the report said.

Trump approved Iran operation after Netanyahu argued for Khamenei killing

Less than 48 hours before the US-Israeli strike on Iran began, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone to US President Donald Trump about the reasons for launching the kind of complex, far-off war the American leader once had campaigned against. Both Trump and Netanyahu knew from intelligence briefings earlier in the week that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his ‌key lieutenants would soon meet at his compound in Tehran, making them vulnerable to a “decapitatio

By The Korea Herald

Trump OK'd Iran operation after Netanyahu argued for joint killing of Khamenei, sources say

The Israeli leader argued there might never be a better chance to kill the Iranian supreme leader and avenge previous efforts to assassinate Donald Trump.

Trump approved Iran operation after Netanyahu argued for joint killing of Khamenei, sources say

By the time the talk took place, under 48 hours before the operation began, Trump had already approved the idea of the United States carrying out a military operation against Iran.

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Not two days preceding the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran started, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was speaking with President Donald Trump by phone about the reasons for waging a c...