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Amid Iran tensions, Rubio to meet with Netanyahu in Israel on Feb. 28 — US officialThe post Amid Iran tensions, Rubio to meet with Netanyahu in Israel on Feb. 28 — US official appeared first on The Times of Israel.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to visit Israel early next week for meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the State Department confirmed Friday. Dylan Johnson, assistant secretary of state for global public affairs,
President Trump’s embrace of military action in Iran was spurred by an Israeli leader determined to end diplomatic negotiations. Few of the president’s advisers voiced opposition.
Reports say that an attack by Israel wasn’t imminent without U.S. approval. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been pushing for war with Iran for decades, and in December, Netanyahu reportedly asked Trump for approval to strike Iran during a meeting at Mar-a-Lago.