Trump Says Netanyahu Has No Choice But To Accept US-Iran Deal

US President Donald Trump said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have "no choice" but to accept any agreement the United States reaches with Iran, telling the Financial Times that he is "the decision-maker."

Trump said Iran's missile strikes against Israel had not altered his determination to conclude negotiations with Tehran, and he urged Netanyahu not to retaliate after the barrage.

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In the same remarks, Trump said, "I call the shots. I call all the shots. He [Netanyahu] doesn't call the shots," and added, "He won't have any choice," if a deal is negotiated by Washington.

Trump also told Fox News that further military action could derail diplomatic efforts, saying, "It's certainly not going to help negotiations," after Iran launched a barrage of ballistic missiles toward Israel late Sunday.

A US official told Reuters that Trump had been briefed on the latest developments between Iran and Israel, while the White House did not immediately comment.

Trump said he planned to call Netanyahu and urge him not to retaliate against Iran, and he told Fox News, "It's certainly not going to help negotiations."

In a separate interview, Trump told NBC News, "We're very close to a deal, or I'm going to blow the hell out of them," linking his push for talks to continued pressure.

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Trump also told Fox News, "You've shot your missiles, that's enough, get back to the table and make a deal," as the renewed tensions continued alongside Washington and Tehran negotiations.

The Financial Times framing of the call and the deal remained central, with Haaretz reporting Trump said the missile barrage would not have "any impact on the deal" and that "The deal may make it on its own merit, or not, but this will not have any effect on it."

Trump warned that if diplomacy fails, he would consider a ground raid, telling FT, "It means [one of] two things," and describing either taking care of the rest of the place or keeping the blockade on Iran.

Trump said he would ask Netanyahu to refrain from carrying out a military response against Iran, while also warning that if the agreement fails the United States may resort to other options including tightening the blockade on Iran or carrying out limited military operations.

In parallel, Haaretz reported that Trump told Fox News he was "not happy" about Israel striking Beirut earlier on Sunday and said the strikes were not coordinated with the United States.

The sources also tied the escalation to competing justifications, with Haaretz stating Tehran said the missile launches were a response to an IDF strike on southern Beirut's Dahiyeh suburb and that Iran called its strike a "warning."

Haaretz further reported that the IDF chief of staff said Israel "will strike the enemy with determination as soon as the order is given," setting up a potential clash between Trump’s restraint message and Israel’s stated readiness.

As the standoff continued, Trump told Axios that he was "very close to a final deal with Iran" and said, "I don't want it to blow up because of what is happening now," while the White House remained silent in Reuters’ account.