Donald Trump unloaded on both Israel and Iran before heading to the NATO summit in The Hague, venting his anger over the apparent unraveling of a ceasefire he had personally championed just hours earlier.
The ceasefire, brokered after a deadly stretch of direct conflict between Israel and Iran, had raised hopes of a de-escalation in a region teetering on the edge of a broader war. The violence followed U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, which had drawn global concern over potential American entanglement. Neither Iran nor Israel have publicly commented on Trump’s remarks about the apparent ceasefire violations. Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday morning, sources familiar with the call told ABC News. A White House source provided a brief readout of the call: “President Trump was exceptionally firm and direct with Prime Minister Netanyahu about what needed to happen to sustain the ceasefire. The Prime Minister understood the severity of the situation and the concerns President Trump expressed.”
Trump said on social media Monday evening that Israel and Iran had agreed to a ceasefire, signalling a possible end to nearly two weeks of escalating air assaults by the two countries.