Netanyahu is pressing Trump to attack Iran after US midterm elections, officials say

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly urging U.S. President Donald Trump to launch another wave of strikes on Iran after the U.S. midterm elections. The report says Netanyahu’s political position may also be affected by the prospect of renewed war, following the loss of his governing bloc’s parliamentary majority.

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 emergency government after he and his far-right allies lost their parliamentary majority in last week’s elections. US President Donald Trump has alternated between threatening major strikes while pushing...