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June 12, 2026 9:28 AM

Netanyahu says Trump assured Iran deal would address nuclear and missile programmes

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Thursday said that US President Donald Trump has assured Israel that any future agreement between Washington and Tehran would require Iran to relinquish its stockpile of enriched nuclear material and place limits on its nuclear and missile programmes. In a statement posted on X following a conversation between the two leaders, Netanyahu's office said the proposed agreement would include the removal of enriched material, the dismantling of en...

June 3, 2026 6:07 PM

Trump confirms he called Netanyahu crazy in phone call

U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged having called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu crazy in an expletive-filled phone exchange over fighting in Lebanon while the U.S. was trying to negotiate an end to hostilities with Iran. In an interview broadcast Wednesday, Trump was asked whether he had called the longtime Israeli leader "effing crazy" and accused him of ingratitude, paraphrasing a report by Axios. "I did," Trump told the "Pod Force One" podcast. "I wouldn't say angry. I was ...

June 1, 2026 2:51 PM

Israel’s Netanyahu orders attacks in Beirut’s southern suburbs

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered attacks on the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut on Monday, signalling further escalation of a war that has complicated mediation towards resolving the U.S.-Iran conflict. Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, said on Monday that Israeli attacks in Lebanon were among factors causing a delay to the diplomatic process to end the U.S.-Iran war, reiterating that a Lebanon ceasefire was an integral part of any deal. ...

April 21, 2026 5:42 PM

Ceasefires across West Asia show new strain as tensions simmer

Fragile ceasefires across West Asia showed new signs of strain over the past six hours, as statements and limited military activity from multiple sides kept tensions elevated, though no large-scale fighting has resumed. Israel issued fresh warnings to residents in southern Lebanon to avoid certain areas, as Israeli forces strengthened positions, calling the moves necessary to counter ongoing threats from Hezbollah. Officials also reported targeted operations against militant sites. Prime Minis...

April 8, 2026 9:44 AM

Israel backs Trump’s two-week pause on Iran strikes, says Lebanon excluded

Israel supports U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to suspend strikes against Iran for two weeks, but said the ceasefire does not include Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Wednesday. The office said Israel backed the U.S. move provided Tehran immediately opens the straits and stops attacks against the United States, Israel and countries in the region. The remarks came after Washington announced a two-week suspension of strikes against Iran as part of efforts to de...

April 8, 2026 8:58 AM

Australia welcomes US-Iran ceasefire, calls on parties to uphold humanitarian law, protect civilian life

Australia on Wednesday welcomed the ceasefire announcement involving the United States, Iran and Israel, expressing hope that the agreement will be upheld and lead to a broader resolution of the ongoing conflict in West Asia. US President Donald Trump has stepped back from the brink of a major military escalation with Iran, announcing a conditional two-week pause in planned attacks tied to reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a development that came as a big relief to people across the world. The...

December 29, 2025 11:18 AM

Trump, Netanyahu to discuss next phase of Gaza plan

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to push for progress in the stalled ceasefire in Gaza when he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday for talks that will include Israel’s concerns over Hezbollah in Lebanon and Iran. Netanyahu said this month that Trump had invited him for talks, as Washington pushes to establish transitional governance and an international security force for the Palestinian enclave. Trump has said he could meet with the Israeli leader soon, but...

December 2, 2025 11:58 AM

Trump invites Israel’s Netanyahu to White House, prime minister’s office says

U.S. President Donald Trump has invited Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House in the "near future," the prime minister's office said on Monday, shortly after Trump said Israel should maintain a strong and true dialogue with Syria. A visit to the White House would mark the Israeli prime minister's fifth since Trump returned to office in January. The two leaders have publicly projected a close relationship, though U.S. and Israeli sources have said Trump has at times expressed frustratio...

November 18, 2025 12:01 PM

UN Security Council adopts US resolution on Trump’s Gaza plan

The UN Security Council on Monday voted to adopt a U.S.-drafted resolution endorsing President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza and authorizing an international stabilization force for the Palestinian enclave. Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas agreed last month to the first phase of Trump's 20-point plan for Gaza - a ceasefire in their two-year war and a hostage-release deal - but the UN resolution is seen as vital to legitimizing a transitional governance body and reass...

October 14, 2025 1:01 PM

Trump convinced Netanyahu to take a deal. Can he keep him onboard?

U.S. President Donald Trump, a self-proclaimed peacemaker who has campaigned for a Nobel Prize, finally got a camera-ready diplomatic victory on Monday as world leaders flew to Egypt for the signing of the ceasefire and hostage-release deal he brokered between Israel and Hamas. But if lasting peace is to take root, analysts and diplomats say, Trump will have to maintain pressure on the man whose support he'll need in the next phases of his plan: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. U.S. ...