Ammon News - US President Donald Trump was angered by his recently ousted national security adviser Mike Waltz’s hawkish position on Iran and coordination with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on military options to destroy Tehran’s nuclear program, contributing to his dismissal last week, according to a Saturday report.

Citing senior officials and Trump advisers, the Washington Post reported that Trump’s frustration with Waltz grew over time ahead of his firing.

According to the report, Trump’s displeasure with Waltz came even before the “Signalgate” affair, in which he was blamed for accidentally adding the editor of The Atlantic to a group chat on the Signal messaging app describing details of an imminent US bombing campaign in Yemen.

The report said he clashed with White House officials “since early in the administration,” specifically over his preference for using military force against Iran instead of the diplomatic route that Trump favored.

Last week, Trump dismissed Waltz as national security advisor and announced his nomination as the next US ambassador to the United Nations, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio was named as his interim replacement.