WASHINGTON D.C. - In a stunning display of internal discord, President Donald Trump is privately raging against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing Israel of trying to trick him back into a full-blown war with Iran just weeks after he brokered a fragile ceasefire. According to a new report by Zeteo, a Trump administration official stated bluntly: "At least right now, he's definitely madder at the Israelis than the Iranians" .
The president, who desperately wants to extricate the United States from what has become a massively unpopular war, has been venting to aides and confidants that Israeli leaders are attempting to sabotage the fragile U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding by continuing military operations in Lebanon . Multiple sources with direct knowledge of the matter confirmed to Zeteo that Trump has been aggressively complaining about Israel's efforts to pressure Washington into abandoning the ceasefire .
The rift was laid bare during a recent phone call between Trump and Netanyahu, where the president reportedly exploded at the Israeli leader over his aggressive posture in Lebanon.
"Are you fing crazy? What are you fing doing?" Trump fumed at Netanyahu, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal .
This outburst reflects a deeper strategic divergence. Iran has insisted that any comprehensive peace deal must also address the conflict in Lebanon, where Israel is locked in a war with the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia . While Trump sees this as a complication to his exit strategy, Israel views it as necessary to degrade its regional adversaries.
Despite Trump's public statements insisting that he is in no rush to end the war, his private fury suggests a president trapped between his desire to escape a costly conflict and an ally that seems intent on expanding it . For Trump, the war in Iran has been a political and economic liability, and reports indicate he would be willing to hand Tehran a stunning victory in exchange for peace .
As Iran is trying to drag the U.S. into a war of attrition, or at least use its proxies to complicate the American exit, Israel appears to be pulling in the opposite direction-trying to entangle the U.S. in a broader conflict to permanently neutralize threats to its security.
This dynamic has led to a bizarre situation where the U.S. administration, which initiated the war against Iran on February 28, is now seen as the party seeking to restrain its own ally. The irony is not lost on Washington insiders, nor is the president's anger directed at his supposed partner in the region.
As Israel continues its strikes in Lebanon, Iran is effectively using Hezbollah to test the limits of the ceasefire and the U.S. commitment. By insisting that Lebanon be part of any peace deal, Tehran ensures that a full U.S. withdrawal requires addressing Israeli actions.
This further fuels Trump's frustration, as he perceives that he is being manipulated into staying in a war he no longer wants. The president's red line has reportedly been set at the death of U.S. troops, a threshold he is desperate to avoid . However, Israel's operations could inadvertently trigger that red line, dragging the U.S. back into the very conflict Trump is trying to end .
President Trump's private fury at Israel reveals the deep strain of his Middle East policy. While Tehran has long sought to draw U.S. forces into a protracted and painful engagement, Trump is reportedly more enraged by his Israeli ally's attempts to sabotage his exit strategy than by Iran's defiance.
The president's anger, expressed in stark expletives, suggests that the alliance is fraying at the seams. As Iran uses its proxies to complicate the peace process, and Israel acts unilaterally to secure its own interests, Trump finds himself increasingly isolated and furious-caught between an ally that wants him to stay in a war and an adversary he desperately wants to leave. As one of his advisers put it, he appears "madder at the Israelis than the Iranians."
