Trump Says Netanyahu Needs Softer Touch on Hezbollah but Signals Likely Endorsement

President Donald Trump said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can apply a softer touch during operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon. He suggested the Israeli leader does not need to bring down a building every time a Hezbollah member walks into it. Trump made the remarks in an interview with Israeli public broadcaster KAN News.

He also said Netanyahu gets a little excited sometimes and needs to be more rational. "I have a good relationship with Bibi, but he needs to be more rational. I am willing to meet with him. He's doing a very good job; he's got to be a little bit more rational," Trump said.

Trump confirmed he called Netanyahu "f---ing crazy" during a phone call about Israel's actions in Lebanon. " Trump signaled he is likely to endorse Netanyahu in Israel's upcoming elections. "I'll have to look at who's running, but I like Bibi very much.

I would be most likely to endorse him," he said, adding that he needs to see who is running. U.S. would not lift sanctions on Iran if Tehran continues funding terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah.

"They assume that everything that is contemplated that is good for Iran will happen — but that will happen without the Iranians changing any behavior," Vance said. "That's not how the deal is written," Vance added, referring to what he described as a "weird panic" in Israel over the Iran deal. -Iran deal.

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