Washington, June 12 -- US President Donald Trump abruptly halted scheduled military strikes against Iran and declared that a diplomatic accord with Tehran could be finalised within days, a move that reportedly left Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu entirely blindsided.

According to Axios, Netanyahu received no prior warning before Trump publicly disclosed that he had paused the military action, claiming that the Iranian leadership had cleared a draft framework agreement.

"Netanyahu was not warned in advance, and he was caught off guard when Trump released his initial statement on the deal," the report stated.

The unpredicted declaration introduced another twist in the increasingly complicated relationship between the two leader...