US ally puts Iran deal in jeopardy as top official urges defiance of Trump

As President Donald Trump works to secure a deal to end the U.S. war against Iran — one that he claimed was imminent just days ago — a top official for a major U.S. ally broke ranks Monday and urged his own nation’s leader to “call Trump” directly by phone and “pound the table.”That official is Israel Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir, who…