Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityAnalysis Despite the president's characteristically blunt statements and two nights of mutual attacks, the interests of the U.S. and Iran remain intact - and may bring them back to the negotiation table. Netanyahu's hopes of renewed tensions may yet be dashedShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeAmos Harel06:03 AM • July 09 2026 IDTU.S. President Donald Trump climbed one rung higher in his tantrum diplomacy on Wednesday. He not only squabbled with the leaders of Spain, Italy and other countries at the end of the NATO summit meeting in Ankara, mixed up the leaders of Russia and Ukraine and intervened in a referee's decision at the World Cup. The president also opened a new round in the saga of threats issued against Iran. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Iran - U.S.Iran nuclearIranAli KhameneiIsrael - IranBenjamin NetanyahuDonald TrumpMojtaba KhameneiStrait of HormuzCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahuHamasTrumpRahm EmanuelGraham PlatnerHaQuizHaaretz PodcastTrump Says Iran Cease-fire Is Over - but Isn't Galloping Toward All-out WarIran Hits U.S. Bases After Trump Orders Second Night of StrikesPower to Change Rests With the Very Israelis That Netanyahu Sees as StatisticsIsrael Critic Platner Drops Out of Maine Senate Race After Sexual Assault ClaimIsrael's Next Government Must Ditch the Shin Bet ChiefRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has ArrivedDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?An Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What HappenedAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff DoublesThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingRep. Dan Goldman Says Support for Israel Cost Him New York Democratic Primary