'PM's hair was on fire': Trump & Netanyahu spar over Iran war's next steps in heated phone call

As uncertainty grows over whether the US and Israel will pursue war or diplomacy with Iran, a tense and lengthy phone call between US President Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu became so difficult that the Israeli Prime Minister’s “hair was on fire after the call,” American news website Axios reported, citing sources.

During Tuesday’s call, US President Donald Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that mediators were working on a “letter of intent” to be signed by Washington and Tehran to formally end the war and begin a 30-day negotiation period covering Iran’s nuclear programme and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, according to a US source.

However, Axios, citing sources, reported sharp disagreements between Trump and Netanyahu over the path ahead, with one source saying, “Bibi’s hair was on fire after the call.” The source also said Israel's ambassador to Washington had told US lawmakers that Netanyahu was concerned by the conversation.