"I'm calling Netanyahu to tell him not to retaliate for Iran's missile attacks": Trump June 8, 2026  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel clearly stated his goals for the war against Iran, saying that the attacks were “designed to remove the existential threats” to Israel. That, he said, meant removing Iran’s nuclear threat and destroying its ballistic missile program before their components were buried deep underground, protected from aerial attack. Mr. Netanyahu added that it also required “creating the conditions” for the Iranian people to topple their government. On Wednesday morning in Israel, hours after President Trump announced a two-week cease-fire, the sirens warning of incoming Iranian missiles may have gone silent but there was no guarantee that any of those goals had been achieved. Mr. Netanyahu’s office issued a dry statement, in English, saying, “Israel supports” Mr. Trump’s decision, along with the U.S. effort to ensure, through further negotiations, that Iran would no longer pose a threat. |