Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he and President-elect Donald Trump see “eye-to-eye” on the threat posed by Iran while also revealing he and Trump have spoken three times since Trump’s Election Day victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.
The talks “were designed to further tighten the strong alliance between Israel and the U.S.,” Netanyahu said Sunday in a video statement, the Times of Israel reported. “We see eye-to-eye on the Iranian threat in all its components, and the danger posed by it. We also see the great opportunities before Israel, in the expansion of peace, and in other realms.”
Iran has vowed to retaliate following Israeli airstrikes Oct. 27 destroyed the Islamic Republic’s air defenses and missile production capabilities. Those Israeli airstrikes were in retaliation for a barrage of 200 ballistic missiles that Iran lobbed at the Jewish state on Oct. 1. Days earlier, Israel killed Hassan Nasrallah, the longtime head of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorist group.
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