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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu recently had a phone call with US President Trump to discuss the possibility of restarting the war against Iran before the US mid-term elections in early November or even before the Israeli parliamentary elections on October 27.
U.S. officials said Netanyahu wanted to launch an attack before the election, but Trump had previously publicly stated that he would not attack Iran before the mid-term elections.
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Why It Matters

Israel and Iran have long had hostile relations, and conflicts have broken out on many occasions. As the U.S. midterm elections and Israeli parliamentary elections approach, political considerations may affect military decisions. Trump has publicly stated that he will not launch an attack on Iran before the mid-term elections, but Netanyahu reportedly hopes to restart military operations against Iran before the elections.

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China News Service, October 14. According to reports from the Times of Israel and the American Axios News Network, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu recently had a phone call with US President Trump to discuss the possibility of restarting the war against Iran before the US congressional midterm elections in early November or even before the Israeli parliamentary elections on October 27.

The Times of Israel quoted Israel's Channel 12 TV station as reporting that US officials said they believed Netanyahu "wanted to launch an attack before the election."

According to reports, Trump has publicly stated that he will not attack Iran before the mid-term elections. Sources said that the Israel Defense Forces and the US Central Command are on "high alert" and are completing preparations in case Trump "changes his mind."

The report quoted a US source as saying that Netanyahu and Trump had "many discussions" about resuming strikes against Iran, and Trump told Netanyahu that he could "get started" but did not formally commit to authorizing the attack.

The report also said that Netanyahu told Israeli security officials that it was Trump, not him, who first proposed the renewed fighting before the election. A senior Israeli official said Trump "initially seemed ready to approve it, but then changed his mind." The report said that the US position on this issue "changes every few days."

The Israeli Prime Minister's Office denied that Netanyahu urged Trump to attack Iran before the election, saying that Netanyahu is maintaining dialogue with Trump and senior US government officials, but will not disclose the contents of the conversation to the outside world.

On the other hand, the American Axios News Network reported that a White House official said that the statement that Trump and Netanyahu discussed restarting the war was "not true." The official said that Trump has made it clear that the United States will not launch an attack on Iran before the mid-term elections.

In addition, on the 13th local time, Trump told the media at the White House that he would make a decision on the Iran issue soon.

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Open Questions

Will Trump change his policy on Iran and authorize an attack?
Will Israel act alone without explicit U.S. approval?
What impact might this incident have on the U.S. midterm elections and the Israeli Knesset elections?
What is Iran's response to this matter?