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White House denies report that Trump and Netanyahu discussed resuming war on Iran

The White House denied a report saying Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu discussed resuming the war on Iran before the election. The report linked the alleged talks to Israeli concerns that Iran could rebuild its nuclear programme, while the US denial did not settle the veracity of the claims it contained.

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A composite illustration shows Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu speaking, with the flags of the United States, Iran and Israel, missiles and a nuclear facility in the background.

The White House denied a report saying Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu discussed resuming the war on Iran before the election, as information in the report referred to Israeli concerns that Iran could rebuild its nuclear programme.

Report links talks to Israeli nuclear concerns

According to the claim in the report, the talks attributed to Trump and Netanyahu addressed the possibility of resuming the war on Iran ahead of the election. Whether these discussions took place remains disputed, in light of the White House denial of the account circulating about them. The report linked talk of resuming the war to Israeli concerns that Iran could rebuild its nuclear programme.

This link indicates that Iran's nuclear file was a central focus of the account concerning the alleged talks between Trump and Netanyahu. The US position cited is limited to the White House's denial of the report about the discussions attributed to the two sides.

Thus, an account alleging discussions about resuming the war before the election is set against an official US denial, while Israeli concerns that Iran could rebuild its nuclear programme remain part of the report's context.