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The Times of India
The Times of India
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TOI World Desk

Phone call 48 hours before US-Israel strike: How Netanyahu convinced Trump of joint killing of Ali Khamenei

Less than 48 hours before the US-Israeli strike on Iran began, United States President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke over the phone, weighing a rare intelligence window.

At the center of the discussion was a fleeting opportunity involving Iran’s top leadership, inclduing Islamic regime's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, one that pushed both leaders toward a high-stakes decision which has now roiled the engery sector and squeezed its supply.

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