Trump reins in Netanyahu over Lebanon after Iranian regime threatens to quit talks

Source: Axios

“President Trump on Monday hit the brakes on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to bomb Hezbollah targets in Beirut after Iran threatened to abandon its negotiations with the U.S. over Israel’s actions in Lebanon. An Israeli official told Axios the planned strikes on Beirut would not be happening. … Iranian officials told the semi-official Tasnim News Agency that no talks with the U.S. would take place until Israel stopped its attacks in Lebanon, and threatened retaliation in the Strait of Hormuz and possibly ‘other fronts.’ Hours later, Trump spoke with Netanyahu. He released a Truth Social post afterward claiming Israel and Hezbollah would stop attacking each other.” (06/01/26)

https://www.axios.com/2026/06/01/trump-netanyahu-lebanon-israel-bomb-beirut