In a heated exchange that has recently come to light, former U.S. President Donald Trump is said to have described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “f***ing crazy” during a phone conversation. This conversation took place just before Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
On his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump claimed that Netanyahu had pulled back his troops instead of proceeding with a planned major raid on Lebanon. This decision came amidst rising tensions between the Israeli military and Hezbollah-aligned militias, which led to both sides agreeing to cease hostilities.
Trump expressed cautious optimism about the ceasefire, stating, “Let’s see how long that lasts — Hopefully it will be for ETERNITY!” His statement reflects hope for a lasting peace, despite the volatile nature of Middle Eastern conflicts.
The phone call that preceded this announcement was reportedly tense. According to a source from Axios, Trump confronted Netanyahu with an exasperated question, “What the f*** are you doing?” This exchange highlights the strain in their communications as they navigated the complexities of the conflict in Lebanon.
Before the statement, the pair reportedly had a tense exchange during a phone call regarding escalating conflict in Lebanon between Tel Aviv and Hezbollah.
A source told Axios that at one point, Trump bluntly asked Netanyahu: ‘What the f*** are you doing?’
Trump eventually went off on the prime minister, directly stating that Netanyahu would be jailed without him.
‘You’re f***ing crazy. You’d be in prison if it weren’t for me. I’m saving your ass. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this,’ he reportedly said.
Two sources told the outlet that Trump accused Netanyahu of being ungrateful to him and that making good on threats to bomb Beirut would make things worse for Israel.
Donald Trump called Benjamin Netanyahu ‘f***ing crazy’ on a call just before Trump announced a halt to fighting between Israel and Hezbollah
Two sources said Trump accused Netanyahu (pictured) of being ungrateful to him and that making good on threats to bomb Beirut would make things worse for Israel
The sources hinted that Trump’s rage was driven by a belief that Israel’s actions were making it harder to forge a peace deal with Iran.
Netanyahu later appeared to cast doubt on Trump’s claim of a ceasefire, saying that his country would strike Beirut if Hezbollah doesn’t stop attacking Israel.
‘I spoke this evening with President Trump and told him that if Hezbollah does not cease attacking our towns and our citizens, Israel will strike terrorist targets in Beirut,’ Netanyahu said, according to a statement released by his office.
The Daily Mail has reached out to both the White House and Prime Minister Netanyahu for further comment.
Iran’s top negotiators on Monday stopped exchanging messages with the US through Pakistani intermediaries as Tehran vowed to fully shut down the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Iranian state-affiliated news outlet Tasnim.
The report claims Iran cut off communication because it believes one of the preconditions for the ceasefire was a halt to the IDF’s continued attacks on its Hezbollah allies in Lebanon.
The regime says ‘No dialogue will take place’ until Israel fully withdraws from Lebanon and also stops attacks in Gaza, according to Tasnim.
‘Also, the resistance front and Iran have resolved to completely block the Strait of Hormuz and activate other fronts including the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, in order to punish the Zionists and their supporters,’ a regime official told state media.
Before the statement, the pair reportedly had it out in a phone call regarding escalating tensions between Tel Aviv and Hezbollah
The Trump administration has spent recent weeks trying to quell the fighting by brokering a temporary ceasefire between Netanyahu’s government and Lebanon, but those efforts have not succeeded.
Earlier on Monday, the US leader had given decidedly mixed signals about his enthusiasm for the talks to end the Iran war, which the United States and Israel launched on February 28.
Trump told US broadcaster CNBC in a telephone interview shortly before his Truth Social posts that ‘I don’t care’ if the Iran talks collapsed.
‘Frankly, I thought they started to get very boring,’ Trump told CNBC.
Trump separately told NBC News on Monday that he had not been informed that Iran was suspending negotiations but that, ‘I think we’ve been talking too much if you want to know the truth.’
‘I think going silent would be very good, and that could be that could be for a long time,’ he told NBC.
Trump later claimed that ‘talks are continuing, at a rapid pace, with the Islamic Republic of Iran.’
Israel remains hesitant to include Lebanon in the ongoing ceasefire with Tehran, viewing that conflict as separate from the broader war.
The US has tried to mediate between Israel and Lebanon over the past few weeks, pushing for a temporary ceasefire while Trump negotiates a long-term peace agreement with Tehran.
Israeli forces over the weekend captured a strategic site in Lebanon, marking their deepest military incursion into the country in over 26 years.
Israel captured Beaufort Castle, a medieval fortress in southern Lebanon that it had held until its withdrawal from the country in 2000.
The United States and Israel launched a joint offensive against Iran on February 28.
