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The Trump administration told several Middle Eastern allies that it doesn't plan to get actively involved in the war between Israel and Iran unless Iran targets Americans, Axios' Barak Ravid scoops.

• Israel has asked the Trump administration to join the war in order to eliminate Iran's nuclear program. A U.S. official told Axios on Saturday that the Trump administration was not actively considering it.