It's the most notable difference of opinion between the two leaders since the start of the war against Iran.

What does Trump's Truth Social post after gas field attacks tell us about US-Israeli alignment?

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Thursday he had told his ally Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to strike anymore gas fields in Iran, which retaliated to an…

Trump claimed on Truth Social that he had known nothing about the targeting of Iran’s gas reserves in advance – key US politics stories from 19 March 2026 at a glance

US president says he told Netanyahu ‘don’t do that’ as he distances himself from attack that has angered Gulf allies

It's the most notable difference of opinion between the two leaders since the start of the war against Iran.

Netanyahu said Israel ‘acted alone’ and that he's agreed to Trump's request to hold off on any further attack on Iran's giant gas field