Netanyahu tells Trump he'll strike Iran again if it moves toward nuclear weapon
'I can't imagine wanting to do that,' Trump said.
But Netanyahu later told him in private, however, according to the Wall Street Journal, that if Iran resumed moving toward a nuclear weapon, Israel would carry out further military strikes.
Trump responded that he favors a diplomatic settlement with Tehran, but didn't otherwise object to the Israeli plan, the Wall Street Journal added.
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