What Trump's angry call with Netanyahu means for the Iran war

What Trump's angry call with Netanyahu means for the Iran war

Author: The Telegraph June 2, 2026 Duration: 33:05

Could Israel’s campaign against Hezbollah ruin the US’s attempts to strike a deal with Iran?


News today about a fiery, expletive-laden phone call suggests Donald Trump is very upset with Benjamin Netanyahu and has forced him to halt a planned attack on Beirut.


Michael Young from the Carnegie Middle East Center think tank joins from the Lebanese capital to take Venetia Rainey and Sophia Yan through the latest news from this active frontline, how Hezbollah has been rearmed by Iran and what it means for the broader war. 


Plus, Roland Oliphant gets a rare look inside Iran with Jan Egeland, secretary general of the aid organisation Norwegian Refugee Council, who describes the bombed-out police stations, factories, military posts and homes he has seen first-hand across the country. 


Highlights

  • What Trump's angry call with Netanyahu means for the Iran war
  • Inside Iran: ‘Bombed-out police stations, factories and military posts’


CONTRIBUTORS:


Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey

Sophia Yan, co-host and senior foreign correspondent @sophia_yan

Jan Egeland, NRC secretary-general @NRC_Egeland

Michael Young, Carnegie Middle East Center senior editor @BeirutCalling 


Producer: Peter Shevlin

Executive Producers: Venetia Rainey & Louisa Wells


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