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Trump, Netanyahu weigh striking Iran before elections or waiting

Axios reports the two leaders spoke by phone last week, with Netanyahu citing Israeli intelligence on Iranian moves; no decision is reported, just a calendar.

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  1. Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentAccording to Axios, which cites two U.S. officials, an Israeli official and a fourth source, the two leaders spoke by phone last week about striking before the elections.

  2. Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentNetanyahu reportedly said he was worried about Israeli intelligence suggesting Iran was taking troubling steps.

  3. Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentThe question on the table is whether to go now or wait.

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the debate is about timing.

  5. Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentTiming is everything, Hank.

  6. Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentBehind me a volunteer is deciding where to put the little stickers, and frankly, her planning looks more settled than anything in the reports.

  7. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe reports don't say any decision has been made.

  8. Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentRight, and that is the point.

  9. Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentNothing is settled, the calendar is crowded, and this is a decision with the biggest possible audience waiting on a date.

  10. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorComing up later, a hive full of questions about whose honey is whose. Skip, which date would you pick?

  11. Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentElection Day, Hank. The line is already there.

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