How the Iran war united, and then divided Trump and Netanyahu

The stage — and the cage — were set Sunday at the White House as President Trump prepared to mark his 80th birthday with a long-planned night of UFC combat , and an announcement of a long-awaited deal with Iran to extend a ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Hours before it was to be signed, however, Israeli jets struck Lebanon's capital Beirut , killing at least three people. "This morning's attack on Beirut should not have happened, particularly on a special day when we are so close to a Peace Deal with Iran," Mr. Trump said in a post on Truth Social . His call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu soon after was less diplomatic. "What the f*** are you doing?" he asked his close ally, according to Fox News' Trey Yingst . "Why did Bibi have to do a f*****g attack?" the President said to Axios shortly after. "I was so pissed off. I let him know. He has no f*****g judgement." It was a remarkable exchange between world leaders whose relationship has vacillated dramatically, and often publicly, over the course of many years. "Who the f*** does he think he is?" The answer to President Trump's question about why Netanyahu ordered the Beirut attack cuts to the heart of how the more than three-and-a-half month Iran war has driven a wedge between the two leaders. Mr. …