Trump and Netanyahu Clash Over Mediators’ Iran Draft as Risk of Wider War Grows

Tense U.S.-Israeli signaling with Iran’s threats makes the mediators’ draft deal the pivotal choice between a negotiated pause or renewed regional strikes.

Overview

A heated phone call between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu featured Netanyahu pushing for continued strikes and Trump saying Netanyahu "will do whatever I want him to do."
Trump told reporters the U.S. and Iran are "right on the borderline" of either sealing a deal or resuming war and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned it could strike beyond the region if operations continue.
Mediators including Qatar and Pakistan have circulated a draft peace deal that remains unresolved and now sits at the center of diplomacy to hold the pause in hostilities.
Jewish organizations and lawmakers are intervening in U.S. politics with the Jewish Democratic Council of America issuing a dual endorsement in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary and House Democrats vowing to force daily expulsion votes if Maureen Galindo wins a House seat because of her antisemitic views.
Israeli leaders formally rebuked National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir for a video taunting detained activists and New York City officials backed a narrowed school buffer-zone bill to protect students and reduce a mayoral veto risk while communities adjust to heightened security concerns.