When Will Iran War End? Trump Says It’ll Be A 'Mutual' Decision With Netanyahu

Last Updated:March 09, 2026, 08:54 IST

Responding to if he alone would decide when the war with Iran ends or if Netanyahu would also have a say, Trump asserted, "I think it’s mutual... a little bit. We’ve been talking."

US President Donald Trump on Sunday stated that a decision on when to end the war with Iran will be a “mutual" decision that he’ll make together with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

In a brief telephonic interview with The Times of Israel, Trump stated that the Islamic Republic would have destroyed Israel if he and Netanyahu had not been around.

“Iran was going to destroy Israel and everything else around it. We’ve worked together. We’ve destroyed a country that wanted to destroy Israel," Trump was quoted as saying.

Responding to if he alone would decide when the war with Iran ends or if Netanyahu would also have a say, Trump asserted, “I think it’s mutual… a little bit. We’ve been talking."

“I’ll make a decision at the right time, but everything’s going to be taken into account," the US President responded to Times of Israel, indicating that while Netanyahu will have a say, Trump’s decision would be final.

Trump even responded to a question on whether Israel could continue the war against Iran even after the US decides to halt its strikes. “I don’t think it’s going to be necessary."

The US and Israel attacked Iran in joint strikes on February 28, which led to the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Trump’s comments came shortly after Iran’s state media announced that the Assembly of Experts in Iran named Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba, as the country’s next supreme leader.

Notably, before the announcement, Trump said that the next leader of Iran won’t “last long" if he doesn’t have approval from the White House. When questioned over Mojtaba’s election as Khamenei’s successor, Trump declined to comment and said, “We’ll see what happens."

Trump Praises Netanyahu

Signalling towards close ties with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and their partnership against Iran, Trump said, “Bibi’s done a great job. He’s been a wartime Prime Minister."

“We’ve worked together. We’ve destroyed a country that wanted to destroy Israel. Would have destroyed Israel if I weren’t around. And [if] Bibi wasn’t around, Israel would not exist today," he added.

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