By

Nia Prater,

Intelligencer staff writer, who covers New York politics

U.S. president Donald Trump holds a press conference with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago club on December 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida.

More than three months after President Donald Trump and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu started their war against Iran, it’s now apparently reached the point where Trump is shouting, “What the fuck are you doing?” at Netanyahu over the phone. According to multiple reports, the two leaders recently had a very tense call about Israel’s once again escalating attacks in Lebanon, which are stalling the ongoing U.S.-Iran peace negotiations — which Trump is getting so tired of he’s now openly calling them “very boring.”