To stop the air strikes in Lebanon reportedly called Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a report by Wall Street Journal. The report describes an increasingly tense relationship between the two leaders, with the American president appearing annoyed by the Israeli government's continued military initiatives.
According to the Journal, Trump asked Netanyahu in recent phone communication to ‘stop blowing up buildings’ THE Lebanon, as Washington attempts to maintain "live“ the process of de-escalation in the region.
The report says frequent phone conversations between the two leaders have become more intense and confrontational than the past.
Person who allegedly heard talks of the American president with his associates argued Trump has expressed disappointment because Netanyahu "He wants to bomb everyone".
A senior US government official also told the paper that the president has tired of the Israeli Prime Minister's repeated demands for military operations.
"Bebe explains to the president why a target needs to be hit, because Israeli intelligence services know how to do it and when to do it, and the president listens. Talks are usually the same", reportedly stated by the official.
In another phone communication, according to the report, Trump expressed concern that the economic consequences of the war with Iran could adversely affect his own political image and link him to the former US president, Herbert Hoover., which had been identified with the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Trump's public criticisms of Netanyahu have also increased in recent time.
Earlier this month, the American president confirmed in an interview that he described the Israeli Prime Minister ‘totally crazy’ during a phone conversation.
According to reports published by Axios, Trump also reportedly told Netanyahu that ‘has no proper judgment’After an Israeli blow against Hezbollah's target in Beirut.
Iran ties agreement to Lebanon's ruleAt the same time, Tehran argues that the memorandum of understanding signed with the United States includes commitments related to respect for Lebanon's territorial integrity and sovereignty.
The representative of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Esmail Bagai, told Lebanese newspaper Al Akhbar the "the continuation of the Zionist regime's attacks on Lebanon will constitute a violation of the commitments contained in the memorandum".
He accused Israel of seeking to block any diplomatic de-escalation effort in the region. "D.C. has the responsibility to force the Zionist regime to respect the commitments contained in the agreement," he said.
Bagai also clarified that the memorandum provides that negotiations between the United States and Iran will be limited solely to the nuclear programme and the lifting of sanctions.
This position contrasts with the initial declared targets of the war launched by the United States and Israel on 28 February, which included the destruction of the Iranian missile programme, the limitation of Tehran's regional influence and ensuring that the country would not have nuclear weapons. ‘We shall negotiate on the nuclear programme and penalties within 60 days and, if necessary, the process may be extended’, stated.
At the same time he reiterated Tehran's timeless position that Iran is not seeking to acquire nuclear weapons. "We never sought to have nuclear weapons and we do not intend to do it either through construction or through the market", he argued.