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Netanyahu reportedly urges Trump daily to resume Iran war as GOP voters want it ended

Israel's prime minister is lobbying Trump to restart the Iran war, according to reports. A Reuters/Ipsos poll finds 51% of Republicans want Congress to pass a law ending it.

By the National Desk · · 2 min read

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pressing President Trump to restart the war with Iran, according to Israeli and British press reports. Trump says for now that the United States will not launch a new offensive. Our fact desk has not independently confirmed a separate report that Israel's Mossad spy chief is in Washington for talks.

What the reports say

On Nov. 1, Israel's Channel 12 reported that Netanyahu urged Trump by phone to resume the war immediately after Tuesday's U.S. midterm elections. The report said the call was about U.S.-Iran talks mediated by Qatar. It said Netanyahu fears those talks could bring a dramatic easing of pressure on Iran. 1

Channel 12 said Trump wanted to give diplomacy with Tehran more time. The White House and the Israeli prime minister's office declined to comment. 1

On Nov. 10, the Times of Israel relayed a Financial Times report. A person briefed on the discussions said Netanyahu calls Trump every day to urge a resumption. The same source said regional leaders are telling Trump "not to escalate." 2

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What Trump has said

In a Nov. 9 phone interview with Reuters, Trump said the United States is ready to go whenever it wants. After meeting Qatar's prime minister, he posted on Truth Social that the U.S. would not launch a new offensive "for the time being." He cited "positive momentum" toward ending the conflict. 2

At a White House news conference, Trump said there is a "good chance" of a deal. He did not directly address Netanyahu's reported lobbying in those remarks. 2

Republican voters want it ended

A Reuters/Ipsos poll released Nov. 10 found 71% of Americans want Congress to pass a law ending the war. That includes 93% of Democrats and 51% of Republicans. The online poll of 1,705 U.S. adults has a margin of error of about two percentage points. 3

Trump has said the war is needed to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. The war began in February, when Trump launched it with Israel. 3 Democrats take control of Congress when the new session starts on Jan. 3. Democratic leaders have vowed to try to force an end to the war. 3

The record in Congress

Democrats have tried before. On June 16, the Senate voted 47-48 against advancing a war powers resolution. Four Republicans joined most Democrats, and Sen. John Fetterman, a Pennsylvania Democrat, voted no. 4

Sen. Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat, argued then that Congress should have a say before fighting restarts. 4

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let's not just allow it to start up again without Congress being involved in that decision
Tim Kaine, U.S. Senator, Democrat-Virginia4

That matters because a decision to restart the war would likely come while the president is publicly saying he has a deal in reach. Congress has no vote scheduled on a restart. The pattern is a president who says one thing in public while allies press him for another in private.

What happens next is unclear. Trump has said he would act if talks fail, and Netanyahu is pushing for that outcome. A new Congress with Democratic majorities arrives in less than two months. Its first votes on the war will show how many Republicans will join them. 23

The Record

  1. The Senate rejected a war powers resolution on Iran, 47-48. 4
  2. Channel 12 reported that Netanyahu urged Trump to resume the war right after the midterms. 1
  3. Reuters/Ipsos poll found 51% of Republicans want Congress to pass a law ending the war. 3
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Sources

  1. The Times of Israel, “Report: Netanyahu pressed Trump to resume Iran war after US midterms; president undecided” (2026-11-01). timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/report-netanyahu-pressed-tr
  2. The Times of Israel, “Key updates (live blog, Nov. 10, 2026)” (2026-11-10). timesofisrael.com/liveblog-november-10-2026/
  3. Reuters (via BusinessDay), “Most Americans want Congress to end Trump's Iran war” (2026-11-10). businessday.co.za/world/americas/2026-11-10-most-americans-w
  4. WTOP, “Senate fails to advance war powers resolution to halt US action against Iran” (2026-06-16). wtop.com/news/2026/06/senate-fails-to-advance-war-powers-res

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