Trump has put pressure on Netanyahu over his actions in Lebanon. What the media is writing

US President Donald Trump has announced that Israel will reduce fighting in Lebanon. He said this after a tense telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Thus, the head of the White House is trying to save his own negotiations with Iran, which are in danger of collapsing. What the media write about the situation in the Middle East is in the Izvestia digest.

Associated Press: Trump says Israel and Hezbollah will reduce fighting

US President Donald Trump said that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to reduce hostilities after he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and contacted the Lebanese militant group through intermediaries. This happened after Israeli forces had advanced far into Lebanon. Trump said that Israeli troops "will not go to Beirut," and those who were heading there "have already been deployed back."

Both sides have been in a state of truce since mid-April, but Hezbollah has resumed attacks following Israeli strikes on Lebanon, which Israel described as self-defense. The fighting also poses a major obstacle to reaching an agreement to extend the truce in the Iranian war. Tehran wants any agreement to include Lebanon. Talks between Israel and Lebanon are scheduled for June 2 and 3 in Washington, where Lebanese negotiators hope to expand the range of areas that will not be attacked in the country, seeking a full cease-fire.

Reuters: Lebanon announces partial ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah

Lebanon has announced a partial cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel, which will mean a limited de-escalation of the conflict that has claimed the lives of thousands of people and escalated the broader US-Israeli war with Iran. According to the Lebanese Embassy in Washington, the agreement will not end the conflict in the country. However, it provides for Israel's refusal to strike Beirut and its suburbs controlled by Hezbollah, while this Iranian-backed group will cease its attacks on Israel.

Hassan Fadlallah, a member of parliament from Hezbollah, said that the group would support a complete cease-fire throughout Lebanon as a precondition for the withdrawal of Israeli troops. He did not specify whether they would stop the strikes on Israeli territory. Iran insists on stopping Israeli attacks in Lebanon as a condition of concluding any deal to end the war, while the United States says the two conflicts are separate.

Axios: Trump attacked Netanyahu during a telephone conversation about Lebanon

During a phone conversation rife with obscene language, Trump lashed out at Netanyahu over Israel's escalation of tensions in Lebanon. According to two sources, during the dialogue between the leaders, Trump called Netanyahu "crazy" and accused him of ingratitude. He also expressed disagreement with Israel's plans to strike Beirut.

A second source familiar with the conversation said Trump was "furious" and at one point shouted at Netanyahu.: "What the hell are you doing?" The official said that Trump was aware that Hezbollah was shelling Israel and that Israel needed to defend itself, but in recent days he felt that Netanyahu was disproportionately escalating the conflict. Trump and Netanyahu have had tense telephone conversations several times in the past, but they have closely coordinated their actions on Iran and other issues. One official said it was one of Trump's worst conversations with Netanyahu since his return to the presidency.

The third is superfluous: the negotiations between the United States and Iran have stalled because of Lebanon

Tehran demands an end to Israeli attacks on Hezbollah, but they do not intend to stop in West Jerusalem.

Bloomberg: Trump seeks to preserve peace talks with Iran

Trump and Netanyahu presented different versions of the phone conversation about the fighting in Lebanon, while the United States is trying to resume efforts to conclude a peace agreement with Iran. These contradictory statements have become yet another example of the confusion in signals of progress in ending the war, which is now in its fourth month. Iran has announced the suspension of negotiations with the United States amid ongoing clashes in Lebanon, which, according to Tehran, must end as part of a broader peace agreement.

Trump has regularly stated that negotiations with Iran are progressing and are close to concluding an agreement, while the truce that began in April remains fragile. Last week, Iran denied reports that an interim agreement was close to being concluded, and now says it will act with its allies against Israel if the fighting in Lebanon continues. Washington and Tehran are exchanging messages on the draft agreement, which probably provides for an extension of the truce for about two months, Iran's resumption of access to the strait and the lifting of the US blockade of Iranian ports.