Trump Blasts Netanyahu in Tense Call Over Lebanon
Trump said he blocked a planned Beirut raid as U.S. officials said the call came amid fears the fighting could derail Iran negotiations.
- Trump unleashed a profane tirade at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over threats to bomb Beirut, fearing it would undermine talks with Iran.
- Trump reportedly told Netanyahu: "You'd be in prison if it weren't for me. I'm saving your ass," and "Everybody hates Israel because of this."
- Netanyahu stated that he told Trump if Hezbollah did not cease attacks, Israel would target terror sites in Beirut while continuing operations in southern Lebanon.
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Trump acknowledges calling Netanyahu ‘crazy’ and says Israel is complicating peace talks with Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “crazy” in a phone call that involved expletives, saying he was “a little bit perturbed” that Israel’s fighting with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon was holding back peace talks with Iran.
Trump confirms calling Netanyahu 'crazy,' says Israel complicating Iran peace talks
BEIRUT — President Donald Trump acknowledged criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “crazy” in a phone call that involved expletives, saying he was “a little bit perturbed” that Israel’s fighting with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon was holding back peace talks with Iran. But even as the U.S. president conceded the tensions in an interview released Wednesday, he insisted that his relationship with Netanyahu was solid and that th…
President Trump called Netanyahu ‘crazy’ and says Israel is complicating peace talks with Iran
WASHINGTON, DC (AP) — President Donald Trump, in an interview released Wednesday, confirmed an earlier report that he criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “crazy,” and says he’s “a little bit perturbed” that Israel’s fighting with Hezbollah in Lebanon is holding back peace talks with Iran. The Trump administration is sticking with a deal to permanently drop tax claims against Trump, an extraordinary flex of executive power tha…
When "great friends" begin to view the issue of war and peace differently, the entire Middle East enters a new phase of uncertainty.
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