Wednesday, May 20, 2026

After Trump Call, Netanyahu's "Hair Was on Fire"

President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed a new effort to reach a deal with Iran in a difficult call on Tuesday, three sources said, with one source saying Netanyahu's "hair was on fire" after the call.

Why it matters:

A revised peace memo was drafted by Qatar and Pakistan with input from the other regional mediators to try to bridge the gaps between the U.S. and Iran, the sources said.

It comes with Trump vacillating over ordering a massive strike on Iran and holding out for a deal.

Comments

"Netanyahu is highly skeptical about the negotiations and wants to resume the war to further degrade Iran's military capabilities and weaken the regime by destroying its critical infrastructure.

Trump also said Netanyahu "will do whatever I want him to do" on Iran, though he also said they had a good relationship. The two leaders have had temporary disagreements on Iran before but have remained closely coordinated throughout the war."

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"Trump told Netanyahu that the mediators were working on a "letter of intent" that both the U.S. and Iran would sign to formally end the war and launch a 30-day period of negotiations on issues like Iran's nuclear program and opening of the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. source briefed on the call said.

Two Israeli sources said the two leaders were in disagreement about the way forward, while the U.S. source briefed on the call said "Bibi's hair was on fire after the call."

The source said Israel's ambassador to Washington had informed U.S. lawmakers that Netanyahu was concerned about the call. An embassy spokesperson denied that characterization and said "the ambassador does not comment on private conversations."

Two sources noted that Netanyahu has been highly worried at previous stages of the negotiations, even as deals failed to materialize.

"Bibi is always concerned," one source said."

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We're going to end up with Trump's Excellent Adventure costing lives and taxpayer money for nothing other than a worse situation than before he tore up the last Agreement.

Iran remarked early on that getting Ownership of the Straits was more important to them than nukes. And they are now headed towards getting both.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-05-20 08:14 PM

NUKE TEL AVIV

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-05-20 09:40 PM

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