US President Donald trump has called suggestions the US and Iran are no longer holding peace talks “false and erroneous” and insisted the two countries have been speaking “continuously”.
In a post on his social media platform Truth Social he added the US and Iran in fact spoke “four days ago, three days ago, two days ago, one day ago, and today”. But he also said he had told Tehran “It’s time, one way or another, for you to make a Deal”.
It comes after reports that Donald Trump berated Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a call aimed at ending fighting in Lebanon.
The US president is said to have told Netanyahu: “You’re f***ing crazy”, adding, “You’d be in prison if it weren’t for me. I’m saving your ass. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this,” according to one US official who summarised the call to Axios.
Lebanon confirmed a partial ceasefire had been agreed between Hezbollah and Israel, though there were already reports of violations on Tuesday as both sides traded new attacks.
A senior official in Netanyahu’s office told Israeli outlet N12 News that reports on the call were “inaccurate.”
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