US President Barack Obama called former President Shimon Peres over the weekend to wish him well, after Peres suffered a heart attack.
In the conversation, Obama thanked Peres for their long friendship, according to a press release on Saturday night from Peres's office.
"I was lucky to be treated by a dedicated medical team that worked around the clock, not only to open and improve my artery but to improve my heart.
I left hospital stronger than I entered," said Peres in the phone call.
He also lauded Obama for sealing the controversial Iran nuclear deal, even as it has received criticism for the way it allows Iran to inspect its own covert nuclear sites such as Parchin, and likewise the leading state sponsor of terror can simply wait for the limitations on its nuclear program to expire under the deal in 15 years.