US President Barack Obama asked Israeli Prime Minister Barack Obama to take break from his "clamorous criticism" towards Iran nuclear agreement, a report said on Thursday.
US President Barack Obama asked Israeli Prime Minister Barack Obama to take break from his "clamorous criticism" towards Iran nuclear agreement, a report said on Thursday.
The Washington Post's David Ignatius reported that Obama offered that Netanyahu send a delegation to Washington in order to make his reservations known to US representatives.
“Obama has asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take a breather from his clamorous criticism and send to Washington a team that can explore with U.S. officials a sound end-state strategy,” Ignatius wrote.
"Perhaps the United States and Israel need a back channel, outside the bombastic pressure campaign by Israeli advocates," Ignatius added.
Netanyahu is expected to send his security advisor Yossi Cohen to consult with the Americans.
After the interim agreement was signed in Geneva, Obama spoke with Netanyahu, who was deeply against the agreement. After the call, the White House issued a statement the president was willing to begin immediate consultations with Israeli representatives in order to come up with a wide-ranging solution to the Iranian nuclear issue.
The Washington-Tel Aviv relationship was on a crash course as Iran and world powers announced an interim agreement in Geneva. Netanyahu issued fierce criticism, calling the agreement "bad and dangerous," while US Secretary of State John Kerry fired back saying the Israeli prime minister was wrong.