Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly proposed last week that he and US president Donald Trump issue a public call for Iranians to take to the streets against their government, but Trump rejected the idea, citing the high risk to civilians, according to two US officials and an Israeli source cited by Axios.
“Why the hell should we tell people to take to the streets when they'll just get mowed down,” Trump told Netanyahu during the call, a US official briefed on the conversation said.
