Biden expected to speak to Netanyahu on Wednesday with Iran in focus

US President Joe Biden is expected to hold a phone call on Wednesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that will include discussion of any plans to strike Iran, according to a person familiar with the matter. 

Israel's anticipated attack on Iran will be a key subject of the call, with Washington hoping to weigh in on whether Israel's response is appropriate, a separate person briefed on the discussions said.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Biden and Netanyahu are also expected to discuss the Israeli wars in Gaza and Lebanon.

The two leaders have had sharp differences over the conduct of the war in recent months, setting up a potentially tense encounter.

Reporting by Reuters