President Trump rebukes Netanyahu over Lebanon escalation (opens in new tab)

President Trump sharply criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a Monday phone call over Israel’s military escalation in Lebanon, Axios reported, citing two U.S. officials and a third person briefed on the call. Axios said Trump objected to Israeli threats to strike Beirut and feared the escalation could disrupt U.S. negotiations with Iran after Tehran warned it could abandon talks over Israel’s actions in Lebanon. Axios quoted U.S. officials as saying Trump called Netanyahu “...