Monday, June 08, 2026

President Trump struggled to rein in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s strikes on Iran. Really!

I bet, the news media like here the Wall Street Journal are trying too hard and too much to create the impression of a dispute/disagreement between Trump and Netanyahu over Iran!

Makes for good headlines, but may not be a good representation of the real situation!

"Trump had hoped to contain the flare-up in fighting to keep it from disrupting work on a peace deal he’s trying to hammer out with Tehran. The U.S. and Israel’s priorities are diverging sharply, particularly over Lebanon. On another call this morning, after several rounds of back-and-forth attacks between Israel and Iran, Trump asked Netanyahu to end the attacks, people familiar with the matter said. The Israeli leader later publicly agreed to refrain from further strikes—unless Tehran launched new assaults on his country."

Street Journal What's news

Trump Struggled to Rein In Netanyahu’s Strikes on Iran (behind paywall)" Climbdown in phone call with Israeli leader shows president’s diminishing control over fighting"



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