{"id":2574748,"date":"2026-02-28T13:20:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T18:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-strikes-erase-space-between-trump-and-netanyahu\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T13:21:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T18:21:59","slug":"iran-strikes-erase-space-between-trump-and-netanyahu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-strikes-erase-space-between-trump-and-netanyahu\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran strikes erase &#8216;space&#8217; between Trump and Netanyahu"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firan-strikes-erase-space-between-trump-and-netanyahu%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2574748&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>insiders describe the weekend strikes on Iran as a tightly coordinated US-Israel campaign, signaling a closer alignment on regional security than in recent months. The article centers on \u201cOperation Epic Fury,\u201d portraying it as Trump moving past private frustrations with Netanyahu to back decisive action against Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Reportedly, U.S. and Israeli forces targeted Iran\u2019s ballistic missiles and leadership, with the campaign organized from a secure location at Mar-a-Lago and Friday or Saturday morning phone co-ordination between Trump and Netanyahu. Senior officials note that close coordination with the Israeli government was essential to carry out the strikes,and Netanyahu\u2019s recent White House visit was cited as evidence of the two countries\u2019 unity on this issue. Some insiders claim Trump and Netanyahu had always agreed that military action against Iran was likely, even if the Gaza situation had introduced friction.<\/p>\n<p>The white House said Trump and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-refuses-to-denounce-antifa-despite-group-continuing-to-wreak-havoc-across-u-s\/\" title=\"... refuses to denounce Antifa despite group continuing to wreak havoc across U.S.\">national security team<\/a> were monitoring developments, and Trump publicly framed the operation as defending Americans by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime. Rubio and the Gang of Eight were briefed on the attacks, reflecting an effort to keep Congress informed. While the piece emphasizes the perceived unity between Washington and Jerusalem on Iran, it also notes that world leaders have urged a diplomatic path to resolve tensions following the strikes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Iran strikes erase &lsquo;space&rsquo; between Trump and Netanyahu, insiders say<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2519086\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4475344\/iran-preemptive-strikes-israel-us\/\">Operation Epic Fury<\/a>&rdquo; indicates that President Donald Trump has gotten over recent frustrations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, persons close to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4470980\/white-house-democrats-failed-trump-state-of-the-union-test\/\">White House<\/a> tell the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump largely embraced Netanyahu throughout most of his first year back in the White House, but had reportedly begun voicing concerns about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-host-netanyahu-at-mar-a-lago-when-israeli-leader-comes-to-us-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... to host ... at ... when ...i leader comes to US ... ...\">prime minister&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s actions in Gaza in late 2025. Multiple outlets reported that the president personally scolded Netanyahu in December, accusing him in private of undermining the Gaza ceasefire process.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4475553\/rubio-gang-eight-iran-attack-venezuela-mission\/\">Rubio alerted Gang of Eight before Iran attack, in contrast to Venezuela mission<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4475552\/world-leader-diplomatic-resolution-us-strike-iran\/\">World leaders stress diplomatic resolution after US-Israel strikes on Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4472865\/trump-athletes-midterm-campaign\/\">Trump relies on athletic star power in midterm campaign swings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Where the U.S. and Israel have launched strikes against Iran. Graphic by Joana Suleiman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, senior American officials and Trump world insiders say that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4475366\/trump-announces-massive-ongoing-operation-against-iran\/\">Saturday morning&rsquo;s strike campaign<\/a> could only have been pulled off with close coordination with the Israeli government.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4475552\/world-leader-diplomatic-resolution-us-strike-iran\/\"><strong>WORLD LEADERS STRESS DIPLOMATIC RESOLUTION AFTER US-ISRAEL STRIKES ON IRAN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think that what Saturday&rsquo;s operation shows is that there&rsquo;s no space in between the United States and Israel when it comes to regional security,&rdquo; one longtime out-of-government advisor to the president told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;The media was always going to try to spin the situation in Gaza, but that was an incredibly complicated situation. There were always going to be hiccups along the way.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>One former Trump national security official told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that Trump and Netanyahu had always seen &ldquo;eye-to-eye&rdquo; about military action against Iran: that it was &ldquo;a question of when, not if.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The situation with Iran is, in many ways, much more simple and straightforward than the situation in Gaza,&rdquo; that person told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;The ayatollah cannot remain in power if he&rsquo;s going to, one, build nuclear weapons and, two, brutalize the Iranian people protesting regime. And these last few weeks of negotiations finally confirmed they don&rsquo;t seem to be serious about either.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>The former Trump official specifically pointed to Netanyahu&rsquo;s visit to the White House earlier this month as evidence of the close coordination between the U.S. and Israel on the issue.<\/p>\n<p>White House officials declined to answer specific questions regarding operational control of Saturday&rsquo;s strikes. U.S. planes reportedly were targeting Iran&rsquo;s ballistic missile capabilities, while Israel&rsquo;s strikes targeted critical members of Iran&rsquo;s political and military leadership.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Iran&rsquo;s various missile ranges. Graphic by Joana Suleiman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>However, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4475366\/trump-announces-massive-ongoing-operation-against-iran\/\">Trump<\/a> and his national security team viewed the strikes from a secure location at Mar-a-Lago and that Trump and Netanyahu spoke by phone Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Trump plans to continue monitoring the situation Saturday with his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-biden-white-house-behind-the-curve-intelligence-reports-predicted-afghan-collapse\/\" title=\"Report: Biden ... \u2018Behind The Curve,\u2019 Intelligence Reports Predicted Afghan Collapse\">national security advisors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Marco Rubio also <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4475553\/rubio-gang-eight-iran-attack-venezuela-mission\/\">reached out to all members <\/a>of Congress&rsquo;s Gang of Eight to brief them on the attacks.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4470980\/white-house-democrats-failed-trump-state-of-the-union-test\/\"><strong>WHITE HOUSE UNLOADS ON DEMOCRATS WHO &lsquo;FAILED&rsquo; TRUMP&rsquo;S STATE OF THE UNION &lsquo;TEST&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump himself <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4475390\/read-in-full-trump-address-iran-operation\/\">referred to Saturday morning&rsquo;s strikes<\/a> as an effort &ldquo;to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The United States military has undertaken a massive and ongoing operation to prevent this very wicked, radical dictatorship from threatening America and our <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >core national security interests<\/a>, we are going to destroy their missiles and raise their missile industry to the ground,&rdquo; he claimed in a video posted to his social media accounts. &ldquo;It will be totally again obliterated. We are going to annihilate their navy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump and Netanyahu united after Iran strikes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2574749,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP25363771852774.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[3817,3823,6524,3634],"class_list":["post-2574748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-diplomacy","tag-iran","tag-netanyahu","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP25363771852774.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2574748"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2574752,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574748\/revisions\/2574752"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2574749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2574748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2574748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2574748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}