Trump rules out Sunday Iran strike as Netanyahu warns of existential threat

Trump rules out Sunday Iran strike as Netanyahu warns of existential threat

The Jerusalem Post·25 October 2026

President Trump has ruled out a strike on Iran this Sunday and said little is happening at Iran's nuclear sites, including Pickaxe Mountain, which the US is monitoring along with three other sites allegedly destroyed in earlier strikes. Prime Minister Netanyahu meanwhile warned that Israel faces an imminent existential threat, exposing a gap between Washington's and Jerusalem's reading of the danger. The dispute shows how close the Israel–Iran confrontation remains to renewed direct conflict, though no new escalation has been confirmed.