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Netanyahu Urged Trump to Strike Iran, Ex-defense Chief Suggests in Censored Book

In his redacted new book, ex-U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper writes about the then-Israeli PM encouraging Donald Trump to take military action against Iran’s nuclear program

Ben Samuels
Ben Samuels
Washington
Ben Samuels
Ben Samuels
Washington

WASHINGTON – Redacted quotes in a new book by former U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper imply that Benjamin Netanyahu pressured U.S. President Donald Trump to take explicit military action against Iran’s nuclear program.

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