Trump Told Netanyahu Not To Attack Iran: WSJ

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: MEDIAite

Jun 12th, 2025, 11:15 pm


President Donald Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday that he wanted to let negotiations with Iran run their course before exercising military options, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal on Thursday night.

On Thursday, Israel bombed Iran in several airstrikes, killing top military leaders and nuclear scientists, including Gen. Hossein Salami, who was the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard. Shortly after the news broke, Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a statement distancing the administration from the action.

“Tonight, Israel took unilateral action against Iran. We are not involved in strikes against Iran and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region,” he said before warning Iran not to strike U.S. targets in the region.

Israel’s bombings occurred right before Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, was set to meet with Iranian officials in Oman on Sunday to discuss Tehran’s nuclear program. It is unclear at this moment whether those talks will move forward.

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-told-netanyahu-not-to-attack-iran-wsj/

[Lovie777]

1. shithole and cronies are terrible negotiators..............

[bucolic_frolic]

2. I don't believe any part of this cover story.

Not even the WSJ.

[Ponietz]

4. Came here to say just this

[thesquanderer]

5. Yeah, could easily be an attempt at plausible deniability. Though if true...

...that would mean that Netanyahu doesn't care what Trump wants, making him about as well respected by Netanyahu as he is by Putin. So in that respect, maybe the story is believable after all.

[Lonestarblue]

8. Israeli leaders have never respected US presidents.

I’ve forgotten which leader said something along the lines that Israel took all the aid and military weapons and ignored all the US advice. We have gotten very little for the money given to Israel.

[artemisia1]

44. We've gotten a LOT from U.S. money given to Israel -- a LOT of trouble...

[Attilatheblond]

11. Trump is impotent, heading towards irrelevant

Most people know this. Trump is beginning to get an inkling.

JD and Theil are waiting in the wings and Elon is buying them a little more time with his kiss kiss let's make up with Red Tie Guy.

[Grins]

41. "Netanyahu doesn't care what Trump wants."

Netanyahu absolutely does not care. And not just about what Trump wants. And "Art of the Deal"Trump is too stupid to see it.

(You can substitute Putin for Netyanhu in your comment. Another OBVIOUS truth.)

[niyad]

14. That was my first thought.

[Lokee11]

47. I'm with you on that, feel like JLaw on this one -

✊FDT!

[Hugin]

3. With the precedent of the sloppy TACO telling...

Pootie in no uncertain terms to do whatever he wants, we have no way of knowing what he said to Netanyahu.

As far as little Rubio puffing up and warning the Iranians not to attack US interests. Good luck with that. The entire World knows that our military with it’s drunken Secretary is tied up tilting at the windmills of illegal aliens Needy Amin and Pee-wee German see under their beds and on parade duty. Going as far as wrestling sitting US Senators to the ground and holding them incommunicado handcuffed.

[Javaman]

6. no one listens to the raving lunatic.

anyone surprised?

[AverageOldGuy]

7. One of two things . . .

. . . is true.


1. WSJ is lying, probably in hopes of making Trump look innocent.

- or -

2. Trump is so weak Netanyahu knows he can ignore him without consequences.

[Attilatheblond]

12. WSJ is basically owned by Rupert Murdoch

Whatever Rupert wants (at any given time) is what WSJ will deliver. Maybe old Rupert still has hopes for more returns on his past investments

[SARose]

25. Ole JD

Met with the Murdochs in Montana Friday. Hmmm

[Attilatheblond]

27. Has Mrs JD been looking at drapery swatches?

[SARose]

33. Could be

😂

She took a hike with ole JD so maybe?🤔

[Jilly_in_VA]

36. I vote for door #2

Bibi is gonna do what he damn well pleases, full speed ahead and damn the torpedoes.

[Hornedfrog2000]

9. Why dont the preface this with

Trump lies nonstop, however? I mean, it is literally a fact the guy lies probably close to 95% of the time, and the other 5% is about what he wants to eat for lunch, or if he needs a new diaper.

[Norrrm]

10. All this with Dotard claiming that the world respects America again due to him.

[Attilatheblond]

13. Very soon, G6 rather than G7 n/t

[LiberalArkie]

15. Ohh, Bibi, please don't attack Iran. Wink Wink.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

16. Our prez is such a soft taco.

No crunch in his backbone

[Paladin]

17. Typical evidence of trump's international influence. (nt)

[travelingthrulife]

18. Lol. You betcha!

[Goddessartist]

19. It was all a ruse. NT

[Sneederbunk]

20. Now it's just a matter of how many

Israeli lives Bibi is willing to sacrifice.

[Rebl2]

29. I don't

think he cares, just like trump doesn’t care about everyday Americans including his supporters.

[lonely bird]

21. Oh, bullshit

Trump told him nothing. Li’l Marco may have but I doubt that.

[Bayard]

22. Not funny, but it would be ironic,

If Iran does indeed have nuclear weapons, and uses one on Israel. trump dumped the agreement that John Kerry worked so hard on.

Netanyahu is too much like trump. He does whatever he wants, and damn the torpedoes.

[wolfie001]

35. He seems to enjoy killing innocent men, women and children

And medical and food aid workers. Repulsive butcher.

[ananda]

24. That's zero for five. No peace prize there either.

TFB

[Basso8vb]

26. What a fucking loser.

[WSHazel]

30. Pure gaslighting

Trump endorsed the attack on social media this morning.

[C_U_L8R]

31. Now he seems to be stealing credit for it

with more threats to Iran. What a putz.

[SARose]

32. It Seems Trump Knew of Israel's Planned Attack on Iran All Along

Israeli officials say that their country’s deadly military strike on Iran was rubber stamped by Donald Trump, despite his claims to have had nothing to do with it.

Just hours before Israel’s massive operation Thursday targeting Iran’s ballistic missile and nuclear facilities, military officials, and nuclear scientists, Trump claimed he was against an attack because it would “blow” ongoing diplomatic talks, which were set to continue this weekend.

Two Israeli officials told Axios, however, that Trump was lying, and the president had only pretended to publicly oppose Israel’s military operation to “eliminate” ballistic missile and nuclear facilities, which was reportedly eight-months in the making.

“We had a clear U.S. green light,” one Israeli official told Axios.

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More

Axios article is behind paywall. Color me not surprised.

[stopdiggin]

39. I'm not sure if I find EITHER side of this story - deserving of a lot of faith

or veracity.
Trump lies about everything - almost as he draws breath. And the Israeli state (particularly during 'operations') - is thoroughly capable and accomplished in misinformation, dissembling and propaganda ...

Am I really supposed to pick one of these two to invest in .. ? Must I .. ?

[SARose]

50. Nope

Ya split it down the middle and use common sense. Don’t trust Trump an definitely don’t trust Netanyahu.

Always been skeptical about our government but now with AI? That’s scary.

My Grandmama always said “ don’t believe anything you hear, and only half what you see.”

I was a grown woman before I found out it was a quote by Edgar Allan Poe.

🤣

[kkmarie]

37. Krasnov says

Putin STOP attacking Ukraine = Putin attacks Ukraine
Bibi STOP attacking Palestinians = Bibi attacks Palestinians
Bibi DON'T attack Iran = Bibi attacks Iran

Scary thought now is Rubio told Iran not to ATTACK U.S. targets in the area. I hope this has all been coincidence.

Beside Krasnov's wet dream about killing citizens he's really wet about the prospect of WWIII happening while he's in power

What fuckin game are they playing?

[LittleGirl]

38. The game of distraction is my thought

I would wager that IQ45 told Bibi things are getting heated over here, do something that will direct attention elsewhere.

[Grins]

40. "We are not involved." You are. Up to your eyes!

Who made the planes Israel used? The bombs? Provides the money that supports the regime? The support? Provided defensive cover to Israel? Justifies their actions in the UN? If you knew in advance and did nothing - that's malfeasance.

What does the world see? "Made in America" That is what the world is seeing.

During the turbulence in the U.S. over Vietnam in the early 70's, the Army Vice-Chief of Staff, General Bruce Palmer, said that when people see an Army uniform they don't see National Guard - they see the U.S. Army.

Likewise, the world doesn't see just Israel - they see the United States.

[moniss]

42. I know it's being reported as such and the disgraceful Marco Rubio

says we had no part at all in it but I don't believe that we weren't helping with intelligence, AWACS support and satellite imaging.

[Martin68]

43. If Trump had not cancelled the agreement between Iran and other nations to stop pursuing development of a nuclear bomb,

ut would not have been necessary to bomb these sites.

[NoMoreRepugs]

45. A war crimes criminal and wannabe DickTater discussing peace plans - what could go wrong?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

46. And of course he listened

[WestMichRad]

48. TACO CYA

[Butterflylady]

49. Don't believe anything Marco Rubio says....

He's a liar just like the rest of them.

[dchill]

51. Who's the boss of the applesauce? Not you, TACO!

When you ruined the credibility of the United States, you ruined your own, as well.

[claudette]

52. Yeah, sure.

Israel started this war with Dumpy’s blessing. IMHO

[C_U_L8R]

53. Not good cop / bad cop

Just really bad and worse.

[Pompoy]

54. Meh, Israel has to stop Iran from getting nuclear bombs, it's an existential threat

They haven't really tried before because those facilities were thought to be beyond Israel's capabilities to get to them. Underground, etc. And of course the US has refused in the past to provide them with bunker buster bombs so that Israel wouldn't feel capable of doing much.
For the US it's about protecting the supply of oil from the region because Iran is capable of shutting oil shipping transit in the Gulf and afraid of how much terrorism Iran could unleash on the west if Iran was attacked in a really big way.
At this point Israel has decided to go harder at Iran. Something has to be done at some point. They are already reaping great hate about Gaza, so they don't feel like it would get any worse with this action.

[Clouds Passing]

55. "Wait until after my parade. You can't have all the attention on my special day."

[malthaussen]

56. Guess you're not his Dad, then, DJT. n/t

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

57. Just like he told Putin to behave

No one respects you Donny