US President Donald Trump said on Sunday in a post on Truth Social that he was giving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu his "Complete and Total Endorsement". Media reported that the backing came nine days before Israel's 27 October election, in which Netanyahu faces a close race.
Trump described Netanyahu as a "warrior" and an even greater partner in the fight against Iran. He wrote that Iran had been "systematically destroyed, both Militarily and Financially" and that "unless they change their ways, rapidly, we will soon finish the job." He added that if Israel had any leader other than Netanyahu, America would have to do the work itself, which he said he was not inclined to do.
Netanyahu thanked Trump on X, writing: "Together we will finish the job." According to media reports, Trump had declined to endorse Netanyahu earlier this month when repeatedly asked about him in an interview with Time magazine. Netanyahu's Likud party and its far-right coalition risk losing to an opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot.
Media reports said Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had stated hours earlier that Tehran was still preparing its reply to the latest US proposal and that Iran's seven-day plan remained on the table. Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei also announced that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Tehran on Monday. The United States and Israel launched their war on Iran on 28 February. Iran is Afghanistan's western neighbour.
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