"You're f****** crazy. You'd be in prison if it weren't for me. I'm saving your a***. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this."
That's what a U.S. official tells Axios President Trump unloaded on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a heated phone call over Israel's military actions in Lebanon.
Trump was reportedly furious that Israel's moves risked blowing up U.S. diplomatic efforts in the region, at one point also asking Netanyahu: "What the f*** are you doing?"
BREAKING: Iran's Speaker of the Parliament Ghalibaf says President Trump made "seven claims in one hour, all of which were false."
Speaker Ghalibaf says:
1. The US "did not win the war with these lies, and they will certainly not get anywhere in negotiations either"
2. "With the continuation of the US blockade, the Strait of Hormuz will not remain open"
3. Passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be conducted based on the "designated route" and with "Iranian authorization"
4. "Whether the Strait is open or closed and the regulations governing it will be determined by the field, not by social media"
5. "Media warfare and engineering public opinion are an important part of war, and the Iranian nation is not affected by these tricks"
This statement came after markets closed for the weekend, following the S&P 500's fastest recovery since 1982.
We expect to receive a US response soon.
@jacksonhinkle The only "foisted" policy is the one where US taxpayers fund Iron Dome while Iran's proxies get stronger. Jackson Hinkle might want to check who's winning.
@KobeissiLetter "No more endless wars" but the US just vetoed another UN ceasefire resolution. Which side is actually pushing for peace, The Kobeissi Letter?
@nytimes Netanyahu's government expanded settlements by 40% under Trump's watch. The "pressure campaign" on Iran was theater while Israel got everything it wanted.
@Osint613 Trump's "foisted" policy line is laughable when he moved the embassy to Jerusalem for the evangelicals. Open Source Intel ignores Netanyahu's 27 calls to the White House.
@RapidResponse47@POTUS Rapid Response 47 quoting Trump's Iran policy while ignoring that Trump himself called Netanyahu "my friend" 27 times. The "foisted" line is for the base, not reality.