President Donald Trump held a call with Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu over when and whether to ramp up combat operations against Iran, U.S. media reported Sunday (November 1, 2026). U.S.
Netanyahu pressing the President to launch strikes on Iran immediately after the U.S. midterm elections and Mr. Trump eager to let negotiations play out. Vice President J.D. Vance seeking to revive stalled talks.
Axios quoted one U.S. and one Israeli official saying the two leaders on Saturday (November 1, 2026) discussed the state of negotiations with the Islamic Republic, with Mr. The Trump-Netanyahu talks followed the disclosure on Saturday (October 31, 2026) by Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei that he had received a letter from U.S.
The Israeli source described the call as “tough,” while the American source said it was “direct,” according to Axios. On Saturday (October 31, 2026) the President maintained to reporters that negotiations with Iran to end the war were “going fine,” and that there were still one or two targets to “take care” of.
