Netanyahu urges Trump daily to reignite the war with Iran as regional leaders push for diplomacy.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls on US President Donald Trump on a daily basis to speed up the renewal of joint military operations against Iran, while directly opposing intense regional diplomatic efforts to end the military conflict.
According to a report published by the Financial Times, source leaks reveal that Netanyahu is pressuring Washington to resume airstrikes aimed at forcing the collapse of the Tehran government. However, regional leaders across West Asia and key figures in the White House are trying to counter Tel Aviv's aggressive lobbying by pushing Donald Trump to prioritize negotiations.
"Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait and others would prefer the status quo," Trump admitted Monday in a social media post following high-level discussions with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. Trump added that renewed US attacks on Iran currently seem "quite unlikely" as discussions move toward diplomatic channels.
Regional leaders, including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, United Arab Emirates President Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, and Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, have been in urgent contact with Washington, warning that renewed US-Israeli attacks will trigger widespread retaliation across West Asia.
Meanwhile, official sources in Tehran reiterated to the Fars news agency that Iran will not accept temporary asset arrangements or reopen strategic maritime corridors until Washington meets Tehran's seven core conditions, including lifting the naval blockade and ceasing all military aggression.