Senior Iranian officer says return to war with U.S. seems "inevitable"

President Trump said on his Truth Social platform on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "turned his troops around" in Lebanon following their earlier phone call. "I had a conversation with Bibi Netanyahu today, asking him not to go into a major raid of Beirut, Lebanon. He turned his Troops around," Mr. Trump said. The president also said he spoke with representatives of Hezbollah, who "agreed to stop shooting at Israel, and its soldiers." "Likewise, Israel agreed to stop shooting at them," Mr. Trump said. "Let's see how long that lasts — Hopefully it will be for ETERNITY!" Earlier, Netanyahu said that he told Mr. Trump that his country would strike Beirut if Hezbollah doesn't stop attacking Israel. Meanwhile, the Israeli military will continue to operate as planned in southern Lebanon, Netanyahu said. Axios reported Monday that the phone call between the two leaders was expletive-laden, with Mr. Trump scalding Netanyahu for Israel's ongoing invasion of Lebanon and threats to bomb Hezbollah targets in Beirut. A U.S. official told the website that the president told his Israeli counterpart: "You're fucking crazy. You'd be in prison if it weren't for me. I'm saving your ass. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this." A second source who was briefed on the call said Mr. Trump yelled "What the fuck are you doing?" An Israeli official told Axios that Israel no longer plans to strike Beirut.