Axios reports Trump spent the past 24 hours pressing Israel to avoid a
full-scale restart of war after Iranian missile strikes. U.S. officials say
Netanyahu is unlikely to ignore the strikes because failing to retaliate would
signal Iranian ascendancy and deter U.S. and Israeli military action. The call
ended without a clear decision; some U.S. participants said Trump bought time,
while Netanyahu said he viewed Trump's opposition as not an explicit
'do-not-retaliate' instruction. U.S. and Israeli sources say strategic and
political incentives are diverging: Netanyahu needs the conflict to continue to
preserve his political position in Israel, while Trump needs it to end to
preserve his political standing in the U.S.
