Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu agreed Wednesday to stay in "close contact" as Israel mulls its response to Iran, with the US leader also urging the Israeli premier to "minimize" harm to civilians in Lebanon, the White House said.

Our attack on Iran will be deadly, precise and above all surprising: Gallant

The Middle East has been on edge awaiting Israel's response to a missile attack last week that Tehran carried out in retaliation for Israel's military escalation in Lebanon. The Iranian attack ultimately killed no one in Israel and Washington called it ineffective.

US, European and Arab leaders concerned about potential strikes; Iran FM in Saudi Arabia

U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a call on Wednesday amid tensions with Iran, while Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant promised an Israeli strike against Iran will be "lethal, precise and surprising." The 30-minute call was the first known chat for Biden and Netanyahu since…

WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM: US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a call on Wednesday (Oct 9)  amid tensions with Iran, while Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant promised an Israeli strike against Iran will be "lethal, precise and surprising". The 30-minute cal

Biden and Netanyahu agree to stay in close contact amid Iran tensions, emphasizing minimizing harm to civilians.

US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a "productive and direct" phone call, according to the White House. Follow DW for more.

President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held their first call in weeks as Israel expands its ground incursion into Lebanon and considers how to respond to Iran’s recent ballistic missile attack.

(Bloomberg) — US President Joe Biden’s first call in over a month with Benjamin Netanyahu threw into focus his limited ability to influence Israel’s prime minister over what could be an imminent strike against Iran.

Image: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Image American President Joe Biden is expected to hold a crucial phone call on Wednesday morning with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Israel’s plans to strike Iran. Meanwhile, critics say Israel basically has three choices: a symbolic strike that Iran will likely ignore, a stronger hit that risks provoking […]

U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday as Israel continues its military operations in Gaza and Lebanon and considers a response to recent Iranian missile attacks. The phone call was their first conversation since August 21. The White House says...

Israel has promised Iran will be 'surprised' by a 'deadly' response to its missile attack carried out earlier this month. 

The White House readout of Biden's call Wednesday with Netanyahu, their first since August, omitted any discussion of a strike against Iran.

Israel’s defense minister warned on Wednesday that his country’s retaliation for a recent Iranian missile attack will be “lethal” and “surprising.”