Trump Seeks to Appease Israel, End Iran War Amid New Attacks
Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
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- U.S. President Donald Trump urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to avoid retaliating against Iran following a missile attack.
- Trump emphasized that a deal to end the war with Iran is close and that further escalation is unnecessary after both sides engaged in limited strikes.
- The U.S. president asserted his decision-making authority in negotiations with Iran, stating Netanyahu has no other option but to accept the U.S.-brokered agreement.
U.S. President Donald Trump intervened in escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from retaliating after Iran launched missiles toward Israel. Trump, who stated a deal to end the war is imminent, called Netanyahu to emphasize that further strikes were not needed, as both nations had already conducted limited attacks.
I'm going to call Bibi (Netanyahu) right now and tell him not to counterattack. Each of them had their fun. Israel had its bombing, and Iran had its bombing. We don't need another one.
"I'm going to call Bibi (Netanyahu) right now and tell him not to counterattack. Each of them had their fun. Israel had its bombing, and Iran had its bombing. We don't need another one," Trump told Axios reporter Barak Ravid. The president downplayed the impact of the Iranian attacks, stressing they should not derail the ongoing negotiations.
Trump also asserted his dominance in the peace process, telling the Financial Times that Netanyahu "will have no other option" but to accept the agreement Washington brokers with Tehran. "I make the decisions. I make all the decisions. He (Netanyahu) does not make the decisions," Trump declared.
The president thinks that we have been in this (the war) for three months, now it is time to end this.
This intervention comes amid heightened tensions between the two leaders, who had initially cooperated in the war that began on February 28. Reports suggest Netanyahu "pseudo-accepted" Trump's plea to postpone a counterattack, despite initial resistance. The U.S. president believes it is time to conclude the conflict after three months of fighting.
He will have no other option. I make the decisions. I make all the decisions. He (Netanyahu) does not make the decisions.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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