In the Iran issue as well... and in the Gaza issue as well... Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is becoming a headache for U.S. President Trump.
Netanyahu's statement
"Only when Hamas is truly and completely disarmed will Israel withdraw its military from Gaza," Netanyahu said yesterday.
On July 30, Trump had happily posted on his Truth account, "Today, the 'peace team' has reached a historic agreement to fully disarm Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza."

Just two days before this announcement, Netanyahu had gone to the United States and met Trump.
Because of this, the announcement was seen as an important milestone. But Netanyahu's speech yesterday is being seen as contradictory.
Netanyahu as an obstacle in the Iran war
Similarly, in the Iran issue as well, he is very keen on bringing the war with Iran to an end. Already, when he had reached a memorandum of understanding, the Israeli attack on Lebanon became an obstacle to it.
When Lebanon was hit, Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz. As a result, attacks between Iran and the United States have started again.
Gaza issue
Hamas in Gaza poses an existential threat to Israel. Iran has been providing Hamas with financial and weapons support. Even if not directly, Iran too has been posing an existential threat to Israel in a certain way.
Therefore, Israel’s goal is to completely eliminate Hamas in Gaza or disarm it, and to bring about regime change in Iran.
That is why Israel has not let go so far.
Peace-loving Trump!
These two wars are a matter of honor and politics for Trump.

Throughout 2025, Trump presented himself as someone who would bring peace among the nations of the world. He even repeatedly insisted that he should be given the Nobel Prize for this.
Among the things Trump has claimed to have brought peace to the nations of the world, the 'Israel-Gaza agreement' is one of the most important.
His remarks are much like Netanyahu dusting off and taking up again a war that Trump says he has 'ended'.
If Israel does not fully withdraw its military from Gaza, Hamas may also hesitate to give up its weapons. This could turn into a matter of honor for Trump.
Iran Standing Firm
Israel dragged the United States into the war by claiming that if Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei were gone, regime change would happen automatically in Iran.
But nearly five months later, both on the battlefield and in the political arena, Iran’s government continues to stand strong.
However, this war is also fueling dissatisfaction with Trump in the United States. Midterm elections are due to be held in the U.S. this coming November.

If the Democratic Party wins more seats in this, then just as Trump is now able to easily pass all laws, he will no longer be able to do so.
Also, reports are emerging that the U.S. stockpile of weapons is also running low because of the Iran war. This too is a major setback for Trump’s administration.
Many people in Trump’s own party, the Republican Party, do not want the Iran war either.
Trump’s effort
Neither the people like it... nor the party likes it. Every time Trump tries to end the Iran war and earn some goodwill, Israel steps in and gets in the way.
During the Gaza war as well as the Iran war, reports occasionally emerged that Trump was angry with Netanyahu and had scolded him.
After Netanyahu’s speech yesterday, Trump must surely have been angry. The reason is that every negative move Israel makes on the Iran and Gaza issues keeps affecting Trump’s image in one way or another.
So, beyond Israel vs. Gaza, Iran vs. America, and even beyond Israel, the battlefield could shift to Trump vs. Netanyahu. This may not be obvious on the surface. But every move in this arena will reverberate on the Iran and Gaza war front.
