Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US correspondent based in New York
Israeli National Security Council chairman Meir Ben-Shabbat (right), and US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. (Flash90, AP)
The Israeli and American national security advisers spoke on the phone for the second time in recent weeks, the White House confirmed Friday, as the countries intensify their discussions on Iran — an issue they don’t see eye-to-eye on.
The phone call between Meir Ben-Shabbat and Jake Sullivan took place on a secure line on Thursday and also included other senior national security officials from both countries, Axios reported.
It came just 16 days after their first conversation, during which they also discussed Iran, but Thursday’s discussion was considerably longer, according to Israeli officials.