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Trump asks Netanyahu not to strike back at Iran
After Iran's missile attack, Trump said he would ask Netanyahu to stop another Israeli strike before more launches followed
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Trump said he would call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and press him not to retaliate after Iran's missile attack, while earlier Israeli launches complicated the timing.
- Frame 1After Iran's missile attack, Trump said he would ask Netanyahu to stop another Israeli strike before more launches followed.
- Frame 2A brief Trump call exposed the timing problem: some Israeli missiles were already on their way.
- Frame 3The map runs through Washington, Jerusalem, and Iran as each strike raises the reply risk.
- Frame 4Trump's stop message: Israel had struck, Iran had struck, and another strike was unnecessary.
- Frame 5U.S. leverage is the constraint: Trump said Netanyahu follows direct instructions when he gives them.
- Frame 6The next decision is whether Israel holds fire after Trump's call or the strike-reply chain restarts.
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- Jun 10, 10:26 AM EDT
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