‘Screaming like hell’: Trump-Netanyahu call reportedly turns heated over fresh strikes on Iran
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US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a heated argument and fierce altercation during a phone call about launching fresh strikes on Iran and the ongoing war situation. A report by Israeli outlet Ynet News described the conversation as ‘screaming like hell’. Netanyahu’s office dismissed the report as completely baseless and fake. However, the White House and several diplomatic sources confirmed that differences between the two leaders over Middle East policy have reached a peak.
The UK-based Financial Times had earlier reported that Netanyahu was calling Trump almost every day to persuade him to launch fresh strikes on Iran.
A source aware of the discussions told the newspaper that Netanyahu was calling Trump every day to start a war. But those inside and outside the White House who do not want a new war are trying to thwart these efforts.
Regional leaders from the Arab and Muslim world are also advising Trump to prioritise diplomatic talks rather than escalate the conflict.
In a recent interview on CBS News’ ’60 Minutes’, asked whether Iran would be attacked again, President Trump said, ‘I don’t think there is any reasonable cause to restart the war at this moment.’
Meanwhile, in a speech to the 26th Knesset (Israeli parliament) last Tuesday, Netanyahu openly warned the United States and the opposition in his own country.
Netanyahu claimed that Iran is actively working to rebuild its nuclear capability. The only way to permanently remove this existential threat is the fall of the ayatollahs’ government. Otherwise, he warned, pressure would soon come from the international community to accept a nuclear-armed Iran.
Trump, however, does not want to rush into direct military action. His aim is to force Iran to submit through tough economic sanctions and diplomatic pressure.
This is not the first such disagreement between the two leaders. Last June too, after a heated phone call, Trump vented his anger at Netanyahu in front of the media.
Background
A report by Lebanon’s Annahar on 21 May 2026 cited CNN: according to a US official, differences between Trump’s and Netanyahu’s positions on the future of the Iran war had become clear in a phone call on Tuesday.
Sources
Original report: Ajker Patrika
Background sources: Annahar, 21 May 2026
