File picture of U.S. President Donald Trump with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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U.S. President Donald Trump stated he persuaded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to name off the strike on Beirut, following which the Israeli chief “turned his troops round”.
Mr. Trump made the announcement on Fact Social on Monday (June 1, 2026) night amid experiences that the dialog between the 2 leaders was “heated” and the U.S. President telling Mr. Netanyahu that he would have been in jail however for his intervention.
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“I had a dialog with Bibi Netanyahu right this moment (Monday), asking him not to enter a serious raid of Beirut, Lebanon. He turned his Troops round. Thanks Bibi,” he stated, referring to the Israeli Prime Minister by his broadly used nickname.
Mr. Trump’s telephone calls with Mr. Netanyahu got here after Iran threatened to finish the negotiations with the U.S. over Israel’s assaults on Lebanon. Mr. Netanyahu had stated Israel would hit “terror targets” in Beirut if Hezbollah didn’t cease attacking Israel.
The President stated he additionally had a dialog with the representatives of the leaders of Hezbollah, who agreed to “cease taking pictures at Israel and its troopers”.
“I additionally had a dialog with Representatives of the Leaders of Hezbollah, they usually agreed to cease taking pictures at Israel and its troopers. Likewise, Israel agreed to cease taking pictures at them. Let’s see how lengthy that lasts — Hopefully it will likely be for ETERNITY,” he stated.
U.S. media outlet Axios reported that tempers flew throughout Mr. Trump’s telephone name with Netanyahu.
“You are f•••ing loopy. You would be in jail if it weren’t for me. I am saving your a••. Everyone hates you now. Everyone hates Israel due to this,” Axios reported, quoting an unnamed U.S. official.
A second supply informed Axios that Mr. Trump was tensed and at one level yelled at Mr. Netanyahu: “What the f••• are you doing?” One other official informed the outlet Mr. Trump had “steamrolled” Mr. Netanyahu in the course of the name.
“Bibi stated, ‘OK, OK, simply be certain the whole lot is taken care of’,” in keeping with the official.
Earlier, Mr. Trump informed NBC Information that he had not been knowledgeable of the choice to droop negotiations forward of time, however “it is effective in the event that they’re completed speaking”.
“It is an applicable factor to say, as a result of they’re higher negotiators than they’re fighters,” he stated in a quick telephone name with NBC Information.
“However they have not knowledgeable us of that. It does not imply we will go and begin dropping bombs throughout there,” Mr. Trump stated.
The U.S. navy and Iran exchanged strikes over the weekend and into Monday, threatening the practically two-month-old truce agreed to by the warring sides.
Regardless of the truce, Israel has been urgent forward with a navy offensive in Lebanon, with its forces marking their deepest incursion into the nation in 26 years over the weekend.
Revealed – June 02, 2026 09:08 am IST