BlockBeats News, June 9th, according to Axios, Trump has been working to avoid a full-scale war in the past 24 hours. He is in a dilemma: on the one hand, he understands that Netanyahu is unlikely to ignore Iran's missile attacks; on the other hand, he is concerned that this cycle of retaliation will escalate into a full-blown war.

Netanyahu's logic is that if there is no retaliation against Iran, it will signal to the world that Iran is in a dominant position and can deter the United States and Israel from taking military action. At the end of the call where Trump urged Netanyahu not to retaliate, the latter did not make a clear decision. Some U.S. officials involved in the call believe that Trump has successfully bought more time. However, Netanyahu believes that although Trump opposes retaliatory strikes, it is not a clear "do not do it" statement.

U.S. and Israeli sources said that the events of the past 24 hours further demonstrate the growing divergence between U.S. and Israeli strategic interests and between Trump and Netanyahu's political interests. A U.S. official said, "Netanyahu needs the war to continue to maintain his political life in Israel; Trump needs the war to end to maintain his political life in the U.S."