Trump Warns Netanyahu Renewing War With Iran Could Leave Israel Without U.S. Support

President Donald Trump warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that renewing war with Iran could leave Israel fighting without American support, according to Axios, as the latest exchange contrasted with an earlier call in which Trump called Netanyahu "f****** crazy."

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Trump told Axios in a telephone interview that he said, "Bibi, you better be careful, or you will be on your own very soon," after warning that renewed military action against Iran would risk isolating Israel on the battlefield.

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The tensions followed an Israeli airstrike on Beirut on Sunday that targeted what Tel Aviv described as a Hezbollah command and planning center, and the fighting reignited Sunday after Israel launched airstrikes on Lebanon and Tehran retaliated by firing missiles at Israel.

Regional escalation continued as Netanyahu on Monday vowed a "much harsher" response to any future Iranian attack following the recent escalation between the two countries.

In parallel, MS NOW said Trump told Netanyahu he “better be very careful” ahead of the military hostilities over the weekend, and that Iran said it would halt its military offensive against Israel after the two countries exchanged missile fire for the first time since April.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told CNN, "I will not meet with Netanyahu before an agreement is reached to end the war," while also saying, "We have no option but to negotiate" and that a military solution would never provide security for northern Israel.

The Guardian reported that Israel and Iran said they had halted attacks on each other on Monday following a fresh wave of attacks from Iran on Israel in response to Israeli attacks on southern Beirut, and after Trump told Iran and Israel to stop “shooting.”

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Netanyahu acknowledged the halt in fighting with Iran in a televised speech but vowed to respond “with force” to future attacks, and the Guardian said the pause came after Trump told Axios he had warned Netanyahu, "I said, 'Bibi, you better be careful, or you will be on your own very soon,'".

CBS News said Trump told Israel and Iran to "immediately stop 'shooting'" and that he said both sides were seeking an "immediate ceasefire" after the weekend flare-up began with Israeli airstrikes on Beirut.

In the same CBS News account, Trump said Iran called and told him, "they are not doing any more attacks and asked us to tell Israel not to do any more attacks," as both countries later said they had halted their military operations.

The New York Times reported that after a phone call with President Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel’s “fire is on hold” against Iran, while Iran also said it would cease its attacks but warned it was ready to resume.

The New York Times said Iran’s emergency services reported the strikes injured 15 people, one of whom remained hospitalized, and it said the latest Iranian attacks caused no casualties in Israel, according to local authorities.

The New York Times also described how Netanyahu said in a recorded message that Israel’s “fire is on hold” came after Iran tried to “force a new equation” by attacking Israel in retaliation for its attacks in Lebanon, adding, "This equation is unbearable, and unacceptable to me,".

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty said Netanyahu warned that if Tehran “make the mistake of resuming attacks against us, we will respond with full force,” after Tehran ended its attacks on Israel and Netanyahu released a video message saying “fire is on hold.”

CBS News added that Iran’s U.N. envoy Amir Saeid Iravani told The Associated Press he was hopeful that a conclusion to U.S.-Iran talks would come “very soon,” and that he said the ceasefire was comprehensive and applied to the region, including Lebanon, which Israel rejects.