Mr. Trump’s rejection of the proposal was first reported by Reuters.
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During an interview with Fox News’ “Special Report with Bret Baier” on Sunday, Netanyahu did not directly confirm or deny Reuters’ reporting when asked about it.
“There’s so many false reports of conversations that never happened and I’m not going to get into that,” he said. “But I can tell you I think we do what we need to do. We will do what we need to do and I think the United States knows what is good for the United States and I’m just not going to get into it.”
As the Ayatollah is the one who makes those decisions, the official noted “the Supreme Leader should be changing bedrooms at night.”
Mr. Trump has not commented publicly on the report. On Sunday, he issued a stark warning to Iran against retaliating against U.S. targets in the Middle East.
In a post on Truth Social, Mr. Trump said the U.S. “had nothing to do with the attack on Iran” as Israel and Iran traded missile attacks for a third straight day.
“If we are attacked in any way, shape or form by Iran, the full strength and might of the U.S. Armed Forces will come down on you at levels never seen before,” Mr. Trump said.
Hours later, Mr. Trump appeared to predict “Iran and Israel should make a deal, and will make a deal.”
The president said he has a track record for de-escalating conflicts, and that he would get Israel and Iran to cease hostilities “just like I got India and Pakistan to make” after the two countries’ recent cross-border confrontation.
Mr. Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday about the growing Israel-Iran conflict. He is also set to travel later Sunday to Canada for Group of Seven, or G7, leaders’ summit, where the Mideast crisis is expected to loom large.
Margaret Brennan
contributed to this report.
