Netanyahu was furious after Trump’s call on Iran – Axios

(SeaPRwire) –   Israel is pushing to restart hostilities, while Washington and regional mediators urge Tehran to agree to a peace agreement

Axios reported on Wednesday citing three sources familiar with the matter that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was enraged following a tense call with US President Donald Trump regarding a new proposal to end the conflict with Iran.

One US source who was briefed on the conversation stated that Netanyahu was “hair was on fire” after the call, which happened after Trump postponed a planned “very major attack” on Iran, noting that Gulf leaders had asked Washington to allot more time for diplomatic efforts.

The US president has since stated that the US and Iran are “right on the borderline” between reaching an agreement and a return to war.

The latest round of diplomatic efforts is reportedly centered on a “letter of intent” that would be signed by the US and Iran to formally end the war and initiate a 30-day negotiation period covering Iran’s nuclear program and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

Tehran has confirmed that it is reviewing an updated proposal. However, Iran’s Foreign Ministry emphasized that negotiations are continuing based on the 14-point plan that Washington previously rejected.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said this week that “dialogue does not mean surrender,” adding that Tehran will not back down from “the legal rights of the people and the country.” Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei noted that talks can only succeed if the US ends its “piracy” targeting Iranian ships and agrees to release frozen funds, while Israel must end its war in Lebanon.