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Trump declares full support for Netanyahu in Israel's election and links its outcome to the Iran file

US President Donald Trump declared his complete and absolute support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his upcoming re-election bid, warning that choosing another leadership could push Washington to carry out the task against Iran itself. Netanyahu responded by thanking him for the "huge support," asserting that the mission will be accomplished together. Reports treated the remarks as a direct link between the Israeli election and the file of confronting Tehran.

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18 Oct 2026, 17:53 US President Donald Trump expressed his complete and absolute support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his upcoming bid to be re-elected prime minister of Israel.
18 Oct 2026, 17:54 Trump stated that if Netanyahu does not win the election, Washington will have to carry out the task against Iran itself, and stressed that he is not inclined toward that.
18 Oct 2026, 17:56 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked US President Donald Trump for what he described as huge support and joint work, asserting that the two sides will accomplish the mission together.
18 Oct 2026, 18:14 Trump was quoted as saying that Israelis should not choose anyone other than Benjamin Netanyahu, warning that Washington might have to act against Iran itself, while later reports described the warning as a choice of the "wrong leader" and a link between the Israeli election and the file of confronting Iran.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

How the sources covered it

Some coverage focused on the endorsement announcement itself and Netanyahu's response, while others focused on the Iran condition and the warning about the "wrong leader," with some publishing successive short news items and others reports linking the Israeli election to the Tehran file.

lebanon debate Published the news as successive short items, starting with the announcement of full support, then the warning about Iran, then Netanyahu's thanks, without details on where or exactly when the remarks were made.
Lebanon 24 Focused on the Iran condition, framing its headline around the US having to complete the task against Iran itself if someone other than Netanyahu leads, while stressing that he does not want that.
الشرق للأخبار Led with the "complete and absolute endorsement," and cited Trump's praise of Netanyahu's stance against Iran and the warning that electing another leader could push Washington to carry out the task itself.
صوت بيروت إنترناشونال Offered a brief item on the declaration of full support and Netanyahu's thanking response, noting that no details were available on the circumstances or timing of the announcement or the content of the response.
جنوبية Covered the topic under the headline "Netanyahu or the wrong leader," highlighting Trump's linking of the Israeli election to the course of confronting Iran.