During tense call, Netanyahu, Trump discuss Iran deal: report

WASHINGTON, United States (MNTV) – President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed a draft agreement to end their war on Iran during a tense call, according to a report published Wednesday.

The leaders discussed what the Axios news website described as a “revised peace memo” drawn up by Qatar and Pakistan during a call Tuesday that left Netanyahu incensed. The Israeli leader’s “hair was on fire” following the call, said one of three sources who spoke to Axios about the conversation.

Netanyahu is seeking to resume hostilities against Iran in a war that has been paused since early April in a ceasefire that Trump later extended indefinitely.

The White House did not immediately return a request for comment about the report.

According to CNN, which cited US and Israeli officials, Netanyahu urged Trump to continue as planned with new targeted strikes, arguing that a delay only benefits Iran, while Trump pushed back, saying diplomacy was worth pursuing “a few more days.”

Trump had on Sunday informed Netanyahu that new strikes, expected to be named Operation Sledgehammer, were likely early in the week, according to CNN. He later announced that he halted the planned attacks at the request of Gulf allies, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

He said earlier Wednesday that talks aimed at finally ending the war are in their “final stages.”

“We’re going to give this one shot. I’m in no hurry. You never think, ‘Oh, the midterms, I’m in a hurry.’ I’m in no hurry. I just, ideally, I’d like to see few people killed, as opposed to a lot,” Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews.

He downplayed any division with Netanyahu, saying they are on the same page regarding Iran, and insisting Netanyahu will “do whatever I want him to do. He’s a very, very good man.”