Axios: Trump urged Netanyahu to end conflict as talks advanced US President Donald Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a telephone conversation last week that negotiations with Iran were progressing well and that an agreement could be reached within days, according to a US official cited by Axios. The report said Trump described the proposed deal as a positive development and argued that it was time to bring the conflict to an end. According to the official, Netanyahu appeared to recognise during the conversation that he would be unable to prevent Washington from pursuing an agreement with Tehran.