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Netanyahu is pressing Trump to attack Iran after US midterm elections, officials say
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for another wave of strikes on Iran after Tuesday’s midterm elections in the United States, according to two regional officials and a third person familiar with the matter. A return to full-scale war with Iran could help Netanyahu to form an emerg
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Both outlets tie the story to Trump and Netanyahu and to the question of what comes next in Iran, but they frame it differently. Axios centers a reported Saturday call and says, in its extract, that sources described discussion of U.S. negotiations with Iran and how quickly to return to combat. National Review is more argumentative, saying only that Trump and Netanyahu need to choose victory and that any resumed offensive must have a clear goal.
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