Revision History

President Trump erupted at Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in a profanity-laden phone call on June 1, 2026, demanding Israel halt plans to bomb Beirut and accusing him of jeopardizing U.S.-Iran negotiations. The clash — which forced Netanyahu to call off planned strikes on the Lebanese capital — exposes a widening rift between Washington and Jerusalem over a war that has killed more than 3,100 people, displaced over a million Lebanese, and sent oil prices surging past $100 a barrel.