White House says Biden, Netanyahu had 'productive' talks

US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris held "productive" talks Wednesday with Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu about Israel's response to last week's missile attack by Iran, the White House said.

The call comes amid tensions between Biden and Netanyahu and was their first since August 21, a seven-week gap during which Israel also launched an offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Biden has cautioned Israel against attempting to target Iran's nuclear program and is also against a strike on the country's oil installations, which would send oil prices spiking less than a month before the US presidential election.