President Trump said that he had been “perturbed” in a call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, and said he hoped to meet with Iran’s supreme leader.

Israel’s hostilities against Hezbollah, despite a ceasefire agreement, threatened to upend U.S. efforts toward a peace pact with Iran.

The US president is facing criticism from parts of his Maga base that he is doing Israel’s bidding in the Middle East conflict.