{"id":2606454,"date":"2026-05-24T10:23:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T14:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-relieved-israels-best-friend-donald-trump-is-safe-but-says-little-about-iran-deal\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T10:24:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T14:24:37","slug":"netanyahu-relieved-israels-best-friend-donald-trump-is-safe-but-says-little-about-iran-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-relieved-israels-best-friend-donald-trump-is-safe-but-says-little-about-iran-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu &#8216;relieved&#8217; Israel&#8217;s &#8216;best friend&#8217; Donald Trump is safe but says little about Iran deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fnetanyahu-relieved-israels-best-friend-donald-trump-is-safe-but-says-little-about-iran-deal%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=2606454&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>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said President Donald Trump was safe after a shooting near the White House, calling him \u201cthe best friend Israel has ever had in the White House,\u201d and urged condemnation of political violence. The attack occurred Saturday evening when a suspected gunman, identified as 21-year-old Nasire Best, shot outside\/near a Secret Service booth and was later pronounced dead.Netanyahu, however, did not comment publicly on the ongoing Iran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-one-in-six-biden-voters-would-have-changed-their-vote-if-they-had-known-about-scandals-suppressed-by-media\/\" title=\"Poll: One In Six Biden Voters Would Have Changed Their Vote If They Had Known About Scandals Suppressed By Media\">peace deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The article also describes this as the latest in a pattern of threats against Trump, including an earlier shooting attempt at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner about a month earlier. Trump separately claimed he and netanyahu discussed the Iran negotiations,which Trump said were \u201clargely negotiated\u201d and woudl involve reopening the Strait of Hormuz,while insisting on Iran\u2019s dismantling of its nuclear program and removal of enriched uranium before any final deal is signed. An Israeli official said Netanyahu emphasized Israel\u2019s \u201cfreedom of action\u201d against threats,including in lebanon,and referenced trump\u2019s support for that principle. The piece adds that Iran reportedly agreed to give up enriched uranium, citing a New York Times report based on U.S. officials.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israeli Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"378\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> called President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> \u201cthe best friend Israel has ever had in the White House\u201d as he spoke out Sunday morning against the shooting near the White House, but stayed mum on the current Iran peace deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two people were <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4580811\/white-house-lockdown-gunshots-heard-reporters\/\">shot outside the White House<\/a> on Saturday evening when a suspected gunman, identified as Nasire Best, 21, attacked a Secret Service booth near the property. The gunman, who was pronounced dead at a local hospital, reportedly had <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4580811\/white-house-lockdown-gunshots-heard-reporters\/\">previous encounters<\/a> with Secret Service and, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116627644735216408\">according to<\/a> Trump, \u201chad a violent history and possible obsession with\u201d the White House.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4580716\/who-ebola-very-high-risk-congo-world-cup-team-isolate\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WHO declares Ebola \u2018very high\u2019 risk in the Congo as US demands country\u2019s World Cup team isolate<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4580384\/iran-airspace-closure-trump-mulls-strikes\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Iran closes western airspace until Monday as Trump administration mulls strikes<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4580200\/claudia-sheinbaum-protest-raul-castro-indictment\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Claudia Sheinbaum protests Raul Castro indictment for plane shootdown: \u2018This happened 30 years ago\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4580811\/white-house-lockdown-gunshots-heard-reporters\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4580811\">SUSPECT IN SHOOTING NEAR WHITE HOUSE IDENTIFIED AS 21-YEAR-OLD MALE: REPORT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am relieved that President @realDonaldTrump, the best friend Israel has ever had in the White House, is safe and that the attacker was neutralized before he could cause any further harm,\u201d Netanyahu wrote on X. \u201cPolitical violence, including repeated attempts to assassinate President Trump, should be unequivocally and forcefully condemned by all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident on Saturday evening was the latest possible threat against Trump\u2019s life, coming just about one month after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4543512\/terror-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner\/\">the shooting <\/a>at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house-correspondents-association\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1617\">White House Correspondents\u2019 Association Dinner<\/a>, where another gunman allegedly <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4544561\/white-houses-security-protocols-whcd-shooting\/\">attempted to assassinate<\/a> Trump before he was stopped by security.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis event is one month removed from the White House Correspondent\u2019Dinner shooting, and goes to show how important it is, for all future Presidents, to get, what will be, the most safe and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-faceplants-in-1-day-over-china-election-conspiracy-theory\/\" title=\"New ... Faceplants In 1 Day Over China Election \u2018Conspiracy Theory\u2019\">secure space<\/a> of its kind ever built in Washington, D.C. The National Security of our Country demands it!\u201d Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116627644735216408\">wrote<\/a> on Truth Social, touting the idea of his plans for a secure White House ballroom in the East Wing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident on Saturday evening occurred during the thick of Trump\u2019s peace talks with Iran to put an end to the U.S.-Israeli war with the country. Trump had posted on Truth Social a few hours earlier that he was in the Oval Office on a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >phone call discussing<\/a> a peace deal with Iran with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/red-francis-joins-the-cdc-and-the-who-in-pushing-covid-vaccinations\/\" title=\"Red Francis Joins the CDC and the WHO in Pushing COVID Vaccinations\">world leaders<\/a> from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Pakistan, Qatar, Egypt, Bahrain, and Jordan. Trump said the deal had been \u201clargely negotiated\u201d and that he had a separate conversation with Netanyahu that \u201cwent very well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Netanyahu did not address the \u201clargely negotiated\u201d deal, which Trump clarified would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, in his public <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/netanyahu\/status\/2058475321544904979?s=20\">statement<\/a> on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An unnamed Israeli official released a government statement to reporters regarding the deal, separately, early Sunday morning, saying Netanyahu \u201cstressed that Israel will maintain freedom of action against threats on all fronts, including Lebanon, and President Trump reiterated his support for this principle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe United States is updating Israel on the negotiations over a memorandum of understanding for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and entering negotiations on a final agreement regarding the disputed issues,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4580792\/trump-iran-agreement-largely-negotiated-open-strait-of-hormuz\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4580792\">TRUMP SAYS IRAN AGREEMENT \u2018HAS BEEN LARGELY NEGOTIATED\u2019 AND WOULD OPEN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPresident Trump made clear that he will stand firm in the negotiations on his longstanding demand for the dismantling of Iran\u2019s nuclear program and the removal of all enriched uranium from its territory, and that he will not sign a final agreement without these conditions being met,\u201d the statement <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TreyYingst\/status\/2058496371288662190?s=20\">continued<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran reportedly agreed to give up its enriched uranium in the deal, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/23\/world\/middleeast\/iran-deal-uranium-nuclear.html\">according to<\/a> a Saturday night report from the <em>New York Times<\/em> that spoke with two U.S. officials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/netanyahu\/status\/2058475321544904979\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netanyahu praised Trump after White House shooting, avoided Iran deal details<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2606455,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP25286265854299.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32319,67182,6524],"class_list":["post-2606454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-donald-trump","tag-iran-nuclear-deal","tag-netanyahu"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP25286265854299.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2606454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2606454"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2606454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2606458,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2606454\/revisions\/2606458"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2606455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2606454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2606454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2606454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}