Media: Trump pressures Netanyahu to stop expanding strikes against Iran

Golden Finance reports that on June 9, according to Israel’s Channel 12, in local time on Monday evening, U.S. President Trump said that he had warned Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu not to allow clashes with Iran to escalate into a full-scale war. Trump said, “I told Bibi (that is, Netanyahu), you’d better think carefully about your actions, because very soon you may have to face Iran alone.”

According to the report, on Sunday Trump had urged Netanyahu not to carry out retaliatory strikes in response to Iran’s recent missile attacks on Israel. When that call ended, the two sides had not reached a clear consensus, and Netanyahu did not tell Trump his final decision on the matter. Subsequently, Netanyahu held consultations with senior officials from the defense department and informed U.S. Secretary of State Rubio, saying that he had decided to launch an attack against Iran.

Trump said, “The Israelis notified us at a very late stage. By then, they were already on their way to strike Iran.” “I managed to scale down the scope of this attack.”

Trump also revealed that five countries in the region—these countries also participate in the mediation between the U.S. and Iran—had asked him to put pressure on Netanyahu to stop the attacks and promote a peace agreement process. Trump emphasized that he is still willing to reach an agreement and believes that Iran also intends to reach an agreement with the U.S.