February: United in launching war on IranOn Feb 28, Trump and Netanyahu jointly announced military strikes against Iran, describing the operation as necessary to eliminate what they called an existential nuclear threat. In a telephone interview with NBC News on April 9, Trump said he had personally asked Netanyahu to reduce Israeli strikes. According to Axios, Trump angrily confronted Netanyahu during a phone call, telling the Israeli leader: "You're f*** crazy." Later that month, Trump told Axios that Netanyahu had "no f*** judgment" regarding Israel's continued military operations as Washington edged closer to a ceasefire understanding with Iran. Experts say that growing tensions between Trump and Netanyahu over the Iran war and Israel's military operations in Lebanon are exposing one of the most serious strains in US-Israel relations in years.