Trump and Netanyahu—these two old foxes—one fears that the war will expand and cost him votes, the other fears that a ceasefire will cost him his life. They even had a 24-hour phone call, yet they still didn’t come up with anything—each harboring his own ulterior motives.

According to Axios, Trump has been working to avoid a full-scale war restart in the past 24 hours, caught in a dilemma: worried that Israel's retaliation against Iran could escalate into a full-scale war, but Netanyahu also needs to maintain deterrence. The call did not result in a clear decision. U.S. officials say Trump has bought time, but their political interests are increasingly diverging: Netanyahu wants war to sustain his political life, while Trump wants the war to end to preserve his political position.