US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a telephone name on Thursday night, “during which they agreed to continue coordination between their countries on the various fronts,” in keeping with a readout from the Israeli prime minister’s workplace.
“President Trump updated the Prime Minister on the American moves in the Gulf,” the readout from Netanyahu’s workplace mentioned.
For context: The leader of Turkey, which simply hosted the NATO leaders summit within the capital Ankara, has repeatedly accused Israel of undermining the Memorandum of Understanding settlement between the US and Iran. Also this week, Israel expressed considerations over the potential sale of superior F-35 stealth fighter jets to Turkey, which Trump had floated throughout the NATO summit.
In an unique interview with NCS, Netanyahu mentioned Erdoğan is “not exactly a model ally of the United States.” Netanyahu additionally claimed that Erdoğan “threatens to destroy my country, the one and only Jewish state.”