President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly clashed during a weekend phone call over whether the war with Iran should resume. Israeli media described the confrontation as “a shouting match from hell,” though Netanyahu’s office flatly rejected that account.

Ynet and the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported that Netanyahu repeatedly pressed Trump to restart the war. Trump instead stood behind the diplomatic approach, allowing current peace talks with Iran to continue.

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The disagreement eventually became confrontational, according to sources cited by both Israeli outlets. Those sources described the exchange as “a shouting match from hell,” presenting a dramatic picture of the private conversation between the two leaders.

Netanyahu’s office disputed that characterization and denounced the reports as “fake news.” A senior Israeli official acknowledged to the outlets that a call occurred over the weekend but insisted there was no clash between Trump and Netanyahu.

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The competing accounts leave agreement only on the basic fact that the leaders spoke. Israeli media reported a heated confrontation, while the prime minister’s office and a senior Israeli official denied that the conversation erupted into a fight.

The reported disagreement centered on their different positions concerning the future of the Iran war. Netanyahu has pushed for renewed military action, while Trump has moved away from restarting the conflict and favored continued diplomacy and economic pressure.

The weekend call would not be the first time the leaders have held heated conversations about the war. Trump told The Post that several clashes took place in June during phone calls with Netanyahu.

During one of those calls, Trump said he called the Israeli prime minister “f–king crazy.” The earlier admission provided context for the latest Israeli reports, although Netanyahu’s office denied that the weekend discussion became confrontational.

Reports about the call surfaced only days after the Financial Times reported that Netanyahu had been calling Trump every day. According to that report, the Israeli prime minister was urging the president to resume an all out war against Iran.

Netanyahu has remained adamant that the United States should restart strikes against Iran and enforce regime change. His position as Israel’s longest serving prime minister hangs in the balance after he lost seats in October’s general election.

The Israeli premier publicly laid out his position before the 26th Knesset assembly on Tuesday. He argued that regime change is the only way to stop Iran’s nuclear program and end what he described as Tehran’s reign of terror.

“Iran is working to renew the nuclear threat. The only way to permanently remove this existential threat is by toppling the ayatollah regime,” he said.

Trump, however, has chosen a different path. Rather than restarting the war, the president has favored allowing America’s economic pressure campaign to continue in an effort to force Tehran to make concessions.

That position puts Trump at odds with Netanyahu’s demand for renewed strikes and regime change. The Israeli prime minister is seeking a military restart, while Trump is giving current diplomatic efforts and economic pressure more time.

Trump addressed the possibility of returning to war during his “60 Minutes” interview on Sunday. Asked directly whether he would restart the conflict, the president said he doesn’t think “there’s any reason to.”

His response reinforced the divide reported by Israeli media. Netanyahu has continued pushing for military action, but Trump has publicly declined to endorse another round of war while peace talks remain underway.

The latest reports therefore present two sharply different versions of the weekend conversation. Ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth cited sources describing an explosive exchange, while Netanyahu’s office dismissed the story and a senior Israeli official denied that any clash occurred.

What remains clear from the leaders’ stated positions is that Netanyahu wants strikes resumed and regime change enforced. Trump, meanwhile, is sticking with diplomacy and economic pressure rather than immediately returning the United States to war.

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