President Donald Trump dismissed reports suggesting a breakdown in relations between Washington and Yerushalayim during a phone interview with Israel’s Channel 14 on Sunday, strongly denying an Axios report that claimed disagreements had surfaced over the ongoing war against Iran.
Responding to the report, Trump flatly rejected the suggestion that tensions exist between the two governments.
“Wrong. Fake news. Third-grade fake news. The relationship has never been better,” Trump said, adding that the campaign against Iran is progressing at a wonderful pace.”
Trump also offered strong praise for Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, crediting him with playing a decisive role in Israel’s survival.
“You wouldn’t even have Israel right now if Bibi weren’t the prime minister. I’m all for Bibi.”
When asked whether the United States might take a direct military role in the fighting against Iran and its network of regional proxies, Trump declined to provide a clear answer.
Trump also urged Arab nations in the region to take part in efforts against Iran, particularly in ensuring that shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains open.
“In keeping the Strait [of Hormuz] open – yes. They get all the oil, We don’t get anything from the Strait, so they should participate. The countries that get the oil, should keep the Strait open, not the US. We will help them a lot.”
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President Donald Trump is seeking to organize a multinational coalition to restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, with plans to potentially unveil the effort later this week, according to four sources who spoke with Axios on Sunday.
At the same time, U.S. officials say the administration is examining the possibility of taking control of Iran’s major oil terminal on Kharg Island if tankers continue to be unable to leave the Persian Gulf. Any attempt to seize the facility would likely require deploying American forces on the ground.
The discussions come as global energy prices climb following Iran’s blockade of the strategically vital waterway. The closure has interrupted the flow of a substantial share of the world’s crude oil shipments.
Tehran has prevented Gulf states from exporting their oil through the strait while permitting vessels carrying Iranian crude to pass, allowing the regime to continue selling oil to China and other buyers.
One individual familiar with the situation told Axios that if the blockade persists and Gulf oil exports remain constrained, Trump would not be in a position to end the conflict even if he wanted to.
While speaking with reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Trump said he expects NATO countries and other major energy-importing nations — including China — to take part in securing the waterway.
“We are talking to other countries about policing the straits. It will be nice to have other countries policing with us. We will help. We are getting a good response,” Trump said.
Trump indicated that negotiations are underway with seven different countries regarding participation. He acknowledged that some governments have already declined but said the operation would still be limited in scale because Iran has “very little firepower” left.
At the same time, U.S. forces have continued striking Iranian targets across the country, concentrating in particular on locations near the Persian Gulf and around Kharg Island.
Kharg Island sits roughly 15 miles off Iran’s coastline and serves as the hub for about 90 percent of the country’s crude oil exports.
Trump said on Friday that he had directed attacks against military facilities on the island but had intentionally avoided hitting its oil infrastructure. In comments to NBC on Saturday, he remarked that the U.S. “may hit it a few more times just for fun.”
A senior White House official cautioned that no determination has been made about further action involving the island.
“No one should read into anything more than what the president announced,” the official said. “The president has made no decisions on Kharg Island.”
Still, the official noted that circumstances could shift if diplomatic and military efforts to reopen the strait fail.
“The president is not going to wait around and let the Iranians dictate the pace of the conflict,” the official said.
Another U.S. official said Trump has expressed interest in the possibility of seizing Kharg Island itself, characterizing the move as an “economic knockout of the regime” that could severely undermine Tehran’s financial lifeline.
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A historic engagement celebration took place Sunday night in Bnei Brak, marking a moment of significance in the Lelover kehillah. The event celebrated the engagement of the granddaughter of the Lelover Rebbe to the youngest son of the renowned mashpia Rav Elimelech Biderman.
The celebration was held at the Lelover beis medrash in the Ramat Lelov neighborhood of Bnei Brak. The kallah is the daughter of Rav Michoel Eliezer Biderman, son of the Lelover Rebbe and son-in-law of the Dzikov–Vizhnitzer Rebbe.
The chosson, Shlomo Biderman, is a talmid at the Tchernobyl Yeshiva in Elad.
Observers within the community described the event as particularly historic, noting that Rav Meilech Biderman had not entered the Lelover beis medrash in Bnei Brak for 38 years. The building had served as the beis medrash of his uncle, the Lelover Rebbe, Rav Shimon of Lelov zt”l.
On Sunday evening, that long-standing gap was symbolically closed when Rav Biderman arrived at the beis medrash for the engagement celebration, now connected through marriage to the family of the late Rebbe Rav Shimon of Lelov.
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French President Emmanuel Macron held a phone conversation on Sunday with Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian, pressing him to bring an end to Iran’s assaults on neighboring countries.
After the call, Macron released a statement on social media explaining that he urged the Iranian leader “to put an immediate end to the unacceptable attacks Iran is carrying out against countries in the region, whether directly or through proxies, including in Lebanon and Iraq. I reminded him that France is acting within a strictly defensive framework aimed at protecting its interests, its regional partners, and freedom of navigation, and that it is unacceptable for our country to be targeted.”
Macron warned that the continued escalation threatens to destabilize the Middle East on a broad scale and will carry serious consequences both now and in the future.
“The unchecked escalation we are witnessing is plunging the entire region into chaos, with major consequences today and for the years to come. The people of Iran, like those across the region, are paying the price,” warned Macron.
The French president also argued for the creation of a new political and security structure designed to provide stability and safety across the region.
“Such a framework must guarantee that Iran never acquires nuclear weapons, while also addressing the threats posed by its ballistic missile programme and its destabilising activities regionally and internationally.”
Macron further emphasized the need to reopen the vital shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz without delay.
“Freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz must be restored as soon as possible,” he stressed.
During the conversation, Macron also pressed Iran to free two French citizens who have been imprisoned in the country on accusations of spying for Israel’s Mossad.
“I also urged the Iranian President to allow Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris to return safely to France as soon as possible. Their ordeal has gone on for far too long, and they belong with their loved ones,” said Macron.
Earlier this month, after the latest round of fighting began, Macron revealed that France would strengthen its military footprint in the region, including sending the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle.
Although Macron said he understands the actions taken by the United States and Israel, he argued that the operations were conducted “outside the framework of international law.” He added that France, together with Germany and the United Kingdom, is urging an immediate end to the strikes and a renewed push toward diplomatic talks, saying that “a lasting peace in the region will only be achieved through renewed diplomatic talks.”
The following day, Macron said he spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and urged him to safeguard Lebanon’s territorial integrity and avoid launching a ground invasion. He also underscored the importance of returning to the ceasefire arrangement.
Earlier Sunday, Macron posted a message in Hebrew on social media criticizing Israel’s strikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon and calling for the attacks to stop.
Dutch right-wing political leader Geert Wilders, a vocal supporter of Israel, responded with a brief reply in Hebrew consisting of a single word: “Coward.”
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President Donald Trump said Sunday night that Israel is cooperating with the United States to strengthen security operations in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global shipping route that has become a focal point of tensions with Iran.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said the two countries are coordinating closely on the effort and emphasized that his relationship with Israel’s leadership remains strong.
“They’re working with us,” Trump said, adding that his relationship with Israel is very good and again dismissing reports about arguments with Prime Minister Binyomin Netanyahu. “We really get along well.”
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Trump also confirmed that the United States is holding ongoing talks with several nations about forming a broader coalition to help safeguard the waterway and ensure that commercial shipping can pass through safely.
“We attacked Kharg Island, left just the one little area standing with all the oil pipes. We can do that on five minutes’ notice. We’ve essentially defeated Iran!” he said, adding, “Nice to have other countries police that with us. We’ll help!”
The president said Iran is eager to begin negotiations with Washington but suggested that Tehran has not yet shown a willingness to make the concessions necessary for an agreement.
“They want to negotiate. They want to negotiate badly. I don’t think they’re ready, just from what I’m hearing,” he said.
“They want to negotiate badly, as they should. But I don’t think they’re ready to do what they have to do.”
“But we’re doing very well with respect to that whole situation in Iran. We are talking to other countries about working with us,” he said.
Trump also warned that the region could have faced catastrophic consequences if he had not taken earlier steps to confront Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
“If I didn’t terminate the Obama horrible deal – the Iran nuclear deal, it’s called – if I didn’t terminate that in my first term, they would have already had a nuclear weapon, and they would have used it immediately upon getting it. And if I didn’t send in the B-2 bombers to bomb the hell out of it and obliterate – and that’s what it was, we obliterated that site and stopped all their potential nuclear. If I didn’t do that, you would have had Israel and the Middle East hit by nuclear weapons.”
He added that, in his view, Iran’s plans would have devastated Israel and destabilized much of the region if decisive action had not been taken.
“Israel would have been obliterated. I think lots of the Middle East would have been. And you saw that when they sent thousands of missiles to countries that didn’t expect anything. They didn’t think they were going to be involved. And yet, you look at what happened with Kuwait, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar…all of a sudden, they’re being barraged by missiles. These people would have used nuclear on the entire Middle East. And that was their plan, take over the whole Middle East. And it failed with the nuclear. And then they had thousands of missiles. And for the most part, largely, we’ve now destroyed those missiles.”
Trump had said a day earlier that U.S. strikes inflicted major damage on Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export terminal, and suggested that additional strikes could occur.
“We totally demolished Kharg Island. We may hit it a few more times just for fun,” Trump told NBC News in an interview.
While acknowledging that Iran has indicated interest in negotiating a ceasefire, Trump said he is not ready to accept a deal unless the terms meet U.S. demands.
“Iran wants to make a deal, and I don’t want to make it because the terms aren’t good enough yet,” he explained, adding that any terms will have to be “very solid.”
In an interview with Fox News Radio on Friday, Trump declined to offer a firm timetable for the end of the conflict with Iran, saying the conclusion of the war would depend on his own judgment.
He said the war would end when he feels it “in my bones.”
Trump also said he does not expect the conflict to drag on but stressed that he alone will determine when it concludes.
He voiced confidence that the situation could resolve soon, though he acknowledged that the fighting could continue for as long as necessary. Trump also brushed aside concerns that the United States could run short of weapons or ammunition.
“Nobody has the technology or the weapons that we have,” he told Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade in the interview. “We’re way ahead of schedule. Way ahead.”
He later added that the United States has ample resources to sustain military operations for as long as needed.
“We have virtually unlimited ammunition. We’re using it, we’re using it. We can go forever.”
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