U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Monday (March 23, 2026) that he spoke with Donald Trump, saying that the U.S. President believed U.S.-Israeli navy good points in Iran might be transformed right into a negotiated settlement that protected Israel’s pursuits.
“President Trump believes there’s a likelihood to leverage the super achievements of the IDF and the U.S. navy in an effort to realise the conflict’s targets in an settlement – an settlement that may safeguard our very important pursuits,” Mr. Netanyahu stated in a video assertion.
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“We’ll shield our very important pursuits beneath any circumstances,” he stated, including: “On the identical time, we proceed to strike each in Iran and in Lebanon.”
Mr. Netanyahu reiterated that the continuing strikes had been “crushing the missile programme and the nuclear programme” of Iran and likewise “inflicting heavy harm on Hezbollah”.
“Just some days in the past we eradicated two extra (Iranian) nuclear scientists, and this isn’t the top,” he stated.
Mr. Netanyahu’s feedback got here shortly after Trump introduced “excellent” talks with an unnamed Iranian official.
Mr. Trump’s sudden flip to diplomacy got here simply hours forward of his now-postponed Monday night time ultimatum for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz transport lane— or else see the U..S navy “obliterate” its energy vegetation.
The Axios information outlet, citing an unnamed Israeli official, named Mr. Trump’s interlocutor as Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s Speaker of Parliament, who is likely one of the most distinguished non-clerical figures in Tehran.
However Mr. Ghalibaf stated “no negotiations” had been underway in a submit on X.
Revealed – March 24, 2026 03:17 am IST