Amid escalating tensions, US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that a decision to end the war with Iran will be a "mutual" decision with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
In a brief telephonic conversation with The Times of Israel, Trump said Netanyahu will have input on resolving the conflict.
"I think it’s mutual ... a little bit. We’ve been talking. I’ll make a decision at the right time, but everything’s going to be taken into account," said Trump, Reuters reported.
Trump stated that the Islamic Republic would have destroyed Israel if he and Netanyahu had not been around.
“Iran was going to destroy Israel and everything else around it. We’ve worked together. We’ve destroyed a country that wanted to destroy Israel," Trump was quoted as saying.
Trump even responded to a question on whether Israel could continue the war against Iran even after the US decides to halt its strikes. “I don’t think it’s going to be necessary."
The US and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran last week, prompting Tehran to fire missiles toward Israel and several Gulf locations hosting US military facilities.
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