{"id":883,"date":"2026-05-21T01:40:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T01:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/05\/21\/netanyahus-hair-was-on-fire-after-trump-call-on-iran-axios\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T01:40:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T01:40:45","slug":"netanyahus-hair-was-on-fire-after-trump-call-on-iran-axios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=883","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu\u2019s \u2018hair was on fire\u2019 after Trump call on Iran \u2013 Axios"},"content":{"rendered":"

Israel wants to resume the war, while Washington and regional mediators push Tehran to accept a peace deal<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was furious after a tense call with US President Donald Trump over a new proposal to end the war with Iran, Axios reported on Wednesday, citing three sources familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n

One US source briefed on the conversation said Netanyahu\u2019s \u201chair was on fire\u201d<\/em> after the call, which took place after Trump delayed a planned \u201cvery major attack\u201d<\/em> on Iran, saying Gulf leaders had asked Washington to give diplomacy more time.<\/p>\n

The US president has since said that the US and Iran were \u201cright on the borderline\u201d<\/em> between a deal and renewed war.<\/p>\n

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Trump delays \u2018very major attack\u2019 on Iran<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cEither have a deal or we\u2019re going to do some things that are a little bit nasty,\u201d<\/em> Trump told reporters on Wednesday, adding that the war could resume \u201cvery quickly\u201d<\/em> unless Washington receives \u201c100% good answers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Netanyahu is \u201chighly skeptical\u201d<\/em> of the negotiations and wants to resume the war in order to further degrade Iran\u2019s military capabilities and weaken the country by destroying critical infrastructure, Axios reported.<\/p>\n

Trump, however, claimed that Netanyahu \u201cwill do whatever I want him to do\u201d<\/em> on Iran, while insisting he has a good relationship with the Israeli leader.<\/p>\n

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Senate advances bill to limit Trump\u2019s Iran war powers<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The latest diplomatic push reportedly centers on a \u201cletter of intent\u201d<\/em> that would be signed by the US and Iran to formally end the war and launch a 30-day negotiation period over Iran\u2019s nuclear program and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

Tehran has confirmed that it is reviewing an updated proposal. However, Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry insisted negotiations were continuing on the basis of the 14-point plan previously dismissed by Washington.<\/p>\n

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said this week that \u201cdialogue does not mean surrender,\u201d<\/em> adding that Tehran would not retreat from \u201cthe legal rights of the people and the country.\u201d<\/em> Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said talks could succeed only if the US ends its \u201cpiracy\u201d<\/em> against Iranian ships and agrees to release frozen funds, while Israel must end its war in Lebanon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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