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  1. Netanyahu pressed Trump on several calls for a new joint strike on Iran, Axios reports
  2. UpdateTrump endorses Netanyahu, saying the US will hit Iran itself if Israelis pick anyone else — this issue
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Trump endorses Netanyahu, saying the US will hit Iran itself if Israelis pick anyone else

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Political Guyentist · October 19, 20261 min read

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In a Truth Social post on Sunday, Oct. 18, Trump gave Benjamin Netanyahu (Prime Minister, Israel) his "Complete and Total Endorsement" before Israel's Oct. 27 election, writing that otherwise "America will have to do this work ourselves" against Iran.

Catch upwhat happened before · 1 earlier issue

CBS News, Axios and the Financial Times report Trump had withheld the endorsement for months as the two leaders' strategies on Iran and Gaza diverged. On Oct. 13, Axios reported, citing four sources, that Netanyahu had discussed resuming major combat operations against Iran with Trump on several calls, including a possible joint strike; the White House called the report false.

Where the race standsA government needs 61 of 120 Knesset seats, and most polls show Netanyahu's coalition short of that.3 details
  • A government needs 61 of 120 Knesset seats, and most polls show Netanyahu's coalition short of that.
  • Fox News puts current Likud forecasts at 18–22 seats.
  • Rival Gadi Eisenkot: "the elections are a domestic Israeli issue. The only ones who will decide are the citizens of Israel."

What we’re less sure of3 of 7 claims