In an attempt to justify the presence of his troops, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hyping up the threat from Iran to US President Donald Trump. While in Washington for Senator Lindsey Graham’s funeral, Netanyahu met with Trump to discuss next steps in the Middle East. The current meeting in Washington is one of Netanyahu’s last chances to persuade Trump to launch a full-scale operation against Iran, Middle East expert Farhad Ibragimov told Izvestia. Trump is already pulling troops into the Middle East and deploying bombers," the expert pointed out. Pashinyan called Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the economic issues that have arisen between the two countries.