A tense phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday has surfaced amid rising military tensions in the Middle East and ongoing U.S.-Iran peace talks. According to sources, Trump pressed Netanyahu to limit Israeli strikes in Lebanon to preserve a broader deal that Washington says would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and advance a ceasefire with Iran — negotiations Trump insisted were moving quickly and could produce a final agreement within a week.
Sources described the call as sharp and bitter. Trump reportedly used strong language to express displeasure with Israel’s military plans, warning that continued bombardment in Lebanon would further isolate Israel internationally. He also allegedly called Netanyahu a “caged madman,” and suggested that without U.S. backing the Israeli leader might have long since faced imprisonment. The White House gave no formal comment, while Trump characterized the exchange as “productive” on Truth Social and said Israeli forces would not push toward Beirut.
Washington’s Lebanese embassy said Hezbollah has accepted a U.S. ceasefire proposal: if Israel halts its attacks in Beirut, Hezbollah would refrain from firing. Trump claimed his envoy had spoken with Hezbollah leadership and that they agreed to stop shooting. Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz, however, insisted Israel’s operations in southern Lebanon would continue as planned. Netanyahu warned that if Hezbollah continues to target Israeli cities, Israel would respond with renewed, intense strikes on terrorist command centers in Beirut.
The confrontation has sent shockwaves through global markets and diplomatic circles. Iran’s military warned northern Israeli residents to leave frontline areas and threatened to close the Bab al-Mandeb strait at the southern Red Sea — a move that could disrupt trade and push crude oil prices higher. To mitigate supply fears, the U.S. released roughly 8 million barrels from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve last week, a draw that could push reserves toward their lowest level since 1983.
Israel’s domestic politics are also in turmoil. Coalition partners furious over the government’s failure to pass an exemption from compulsory military service for ultra-Orthodox men have moved to dissolve the Knesset. A bill to call early elections in September or October passed its first reading 106–0; it still requires two more readings and could be delayed for weeks at Netanyahu’s discretion.
The United Nations has voiced deep concern about Lebanon’s humanitarian crisis. A recent World Food Programme report cited about 1.24 million people facing severe food insecurity in Lebanon, with more than 150,000 receiving daily emergency food assistance. Several countries — including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Turkey, the United Kingdom and Portugal — have condemned Israel’s military actions and urged immediate diplomatic solutions, while Germany called for both sides to protect civilians.
The situation has reached a precarious crossroads: behind-the-scenes U.S.-Iran negotiations aim to reopen the Hormuz corridor and expand a ceasefire, even as Israeli military activity along the Lebanon frontier and internal political instability threaten to derail the broader peace process.
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Publish Date: 2026-06-02 09:26:00
