U.S. President Donald Trump sharply criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with The New York Times following the announcement of a deal with Iran. Trump said Israel’s attacks in Lebanon nearly derailed the final agreement and described Netanyahu as a very difficult person. He added that Netanyahu should be extremely grateful to the United States, arguing that Israel could not have survived long if Iran had nuclear weapons.

According to The New York Times report cited in the source, Trump claimed that missile and bomb strikes on Iran forced Tehran to agree to the deal. He warned that if both sides failed to reach a final agreement on Iran’s nuclear program, the United States would resume attacks. Trump emphasized that Iran did not want to face a third strike and valued survival.

Trump concluded that the U.S. attacks had a major influence on completing the agreement, describing their impact as significant.