Did Trump and Netanyahu clash over Iran? Inside the alleged explosive ‘screaming match from hell’ phone conversation | Today’s news
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly held a heated phone conversation amid growing disagreements between Washington and Jerusalem over whether to renew military strikes against Iran, Israeli news organizations Ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth reported.
Israeli news organizations Ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth, citing sources familiar with the conversation, described the exchange as unusually difficult, with one source reportedly calling it “a shouting match from hell”.
However, Netanyahu’s office strongly rejected the account, dismissing reports of a confrontation between the two leaders as “fake news, complete nonsense”.
A senior Israeli official reportedly confirmed that the call had taken place, but disputed claims that it was a confrontational meeting, insisting that it was “not a very difficult conversation”.
The reported exchange comes amid disagreements between Trump and Netanyahu over the next course of action against Tehran. While Israel’s prime minister is pressing Washington to renew military strikes and seek regime change in Iran, Trump has preferred to give the US economic pressure campaign more time to force Tehran to make concessions.
Netanyahu calls Trump daily to push for renewed strikes on Iran, report says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly held daily talks with US President Donald Trump, urging him to renew military strikes against Iran as disagreements over the future of the war continue to strain relations between Washington and Jerusalem, Israeli media site Ynetnews.com reported.
The reported diplomatic push comes as Trump considers options to end the ongoing conflict with Iran, while favoring a campaign of economic pressure to force concessions from Tehran rather than an immediate resumption of military operations.
According to a Financial Times report, Netanyahu has repeatedly urged Trump to renew attacks on Iran.
“Netanyahu calls him every day (to urge him to renew the war). Those who don’t want war inside and outside the White House have been trying to fight it,” a person briefed on the discussions told the Financial Times.
Trump and Netanyahu’s history of heated exchanges
The latest reported disagreement is not the first time the two leaders have clashed over the Iran war.
In June, Trump told The Post that he called Netanyahu a “mad king” during one of their phone conversations, reflecting tensions over their respective approaches to the conflict.
Netanyahu has remained steadfast in his position that military action and regime change are necessary to eliminate the threat posed by Iran’s nuclear program.
Israel’s prime minister told the 26th session of the Knesset on Tuesday that toppling Iran’s leadership was the only way to permanently remove what he described as an existential threat.
“Iran is working to restore the nuclear threat. The only way to permanently remove this existential threat is to topple the Ayatollah’s regime,” Netanyahu said.
Trump favors economic pressure over renewed strikes
Despite Netanyahu’s calls for renewed military action, Trump has so far refrained from re-launching the war.
The US president has instead favored continuing Washington’s economic pressure campaign, hoping to force Tehran into concessions without immediately returning to military operations.
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