{"id":2538208,"date":"2026-01-15T18:15:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T23:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-claims-trump-called-off-last-second-strike-on-iran-wednesday-after-a-phone-call-with-netanyahu\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T18:17:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T23:17:41","slug":"report-claims-trump-called-off-last-second-strike-on-iran-wednesday-after-a-phone-call-with-netanyahu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-claims-trump-called-off-last-second-strike-on-iran-wednesday-after-a-phone-call-with-netanyahu\/","title":{"rendered":"Report Claims Trump Called Off Last-Second Strike on Iran Wednesday After a Phone Call with Netanyahu"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-claims-trump-called-off-last-second-strike-on-iran-wednesday-after-a-phone-call-with-netanyahu%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2538208&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-haitian-man-flips-out-as-ice-does-their-job-biden-forever\/\" title=\"Watch: Haitian Man Flips Out As ICE Does Their Job - &#039;Biden Forever!&#039;\">recent report describes<\/a> how Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin netanyahu &#8211; along with several Arab leaders &#8211; urged President Trump not to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-fully-ready-to-launch-military-strikes-against-iran-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... \u2018fully ready\u2019 to launch ... strikes against ... - Washington Examiner\">launch military strikes<\/a> against Iran amid violent protests there. The warnings came after Trump publicly threatened intervention, tweeting that the U.S. was &#8220;locked adn loaded&#8221; if Iran shot peaceful demonstrators and later saying the military was &#8220;looking at some very strong options.&#8221; Fears among Israel and its neighbors centered on the risk of a violent Iranian response to any U.S.attack. Even though Trump ultimately stepped back from immediate military action and later claimed Iran had ceased <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-nuclear-talks-not-on-the-agenda-amid-renewed-iranian-assassination-plots\/\" title=\"White House: Nuclear Talks \u2018Not on the Agenda\u2019 Amid Renewed ...ian Assassination Plots\">killing protesters<\/a>, he did announce economic measures, including a 25% tariff on any country doing business with Iran. The piece frames Netanyahu&#8217;s intervention as contrary to portrayals of Israel as eager to drag the U.S. into war, and notes that regional diplomacy and concerns about escalation helped avert a strike.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>One of the most common criticisms lobbied against the current Israeli government is that it&rsquo;s a war-mongering outfit bolstered by U.S. militaristic might.<\/p>\n<p>Another common criticism is that Israel wants to wipe out Iran, and would be willing to drag America into war to do so.<\/p>\n<p>A report from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2026\/01\/15\/us\/trump-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times<\/a> appears to contradict both of those claims.<\/p>\n<p>According to the New York outlet, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was apparently the voice of reason &mdash; or at least one of them &mdash; imploring America not to attack Iran recently.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, along with other Western powers, had been warning Iran not to use deadly force to quell roiling protests that had erupted in the Islamic Republic over its collapsing economy.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The riots, which began in late December, prompted Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/locked-loaded-trump-sends-powerful-message-iran-violent-protest-response\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to threaten<\/a> Iranian officials on social media &mdash; while strongly alluding to the potential of military intervention.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Donald J. Trump  01.02.26 02:58 AM<\/p>\n<p>If Iran shots and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >violently kills peaceful protesters<\/a>, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue. We are locked and loaded and ready to go. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From  (@TrumpDailyPosts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/2007070019495284854?\">January 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If Iran [shoots] and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue,&rdquo; Trump posted. &ldquo;We are locked and loaded and ready to go.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When reports began surfacing that Tehran was killing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-intervention-looming-iranian-protests-turn-deadly-multiple-children-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protesters <em>and<\/em> children<\/a>, many predicted that U.S. military intervention was all but assured, based on Trump&rsquo;s  post.<\/p>\n<p>Trump further bolstered those concerns when he directly addressed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-says-military-looking-strong-options-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the potential<\/a> of the military conflict with reporters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re looking at it very seriously,&rdquo; he told reporters while aboard Air Force One. &ldquo;The military is looking at it, and we&rsquo;re looking at some very strong options. We&rsquo;ll make a determination.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Now, despite all that, it reportedly just took a phone call from Netanyahu to quash those considerations.<\/p>\n<p>Of note, the New York Times also reported that it wasn&rsquo;t just Israel telling Trump not to attack Iran. Other Arab nations also pleaded with Trump not to directly attack Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The reason? Israel and its Arab neighbors feared that a U.S. strike on Iran would lead to a violent response against them.<\/p>\n<p>While cooler heads appear to have prevailed &mdash; with Trump also recently claiming that Iran had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/stopping-trump-makes-major-claim-deadly-iranian-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stopped<\/a> killing protesters &mdash; that doesn&rsquo;t mean the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-team-says-former-president-hasnt-abandoned-plan-to-repaint-air-force-one-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... team says former president hasn\u2019t abandoned plan to repaint Air Force One - Washington Examiner\">president hasn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t taken&nbsp;<em>any&nbsp;<\/em>action against Iran.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-announces-first-move-locked-loaded-warning-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> a set of tariffs against any country trading with Iran, including big powers like China and Russia.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Donald J. Trump  Post 04:46 PM EST 01.12.26<\/p>\n<p>Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a Tariff of 25% on any and all business being done with the United States of America. This Order is final and conclusive. Thank&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Commentary Donald J. 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