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Netanyahu Says Trump Urged Restraint After Iranian Missile Attack, Insists Israel Will Respond To Any Strike
24htopnews | June 13, 2026 11:08 AM CST

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said US President Donald Trump urged restraint after an Iranian missile attack, but insisted Israel would retaliate against any strike on its territory regardless of casualties. Netanyahu also reaffirmed that Iran would not acquire nuclear weapons under his premiership and said he and Trump remain fully aligned on preventing a nuclear-armed Iran.

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has revealed that US President Donald Trump urged him to limit Israel’s response following an Iranian missile attack, but stressed that Israel would retaliate against any attack on its territory regardless of casualties.

Speaking about a conversation with Trump, Netanyahu said the US president questioned whether the Iranian strike had resulted in any Israeli deaths.

“Trump asked me, ‘Did they kill any of your people?’” Netanyahu recalled.

Netanyahu responded by rejecting the idea that Israel’s military response should depend solely on whether lives were lost.


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