India, June 9 -- US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seem to have their own agenda to keep continuing the Iran war. A US official told Axios that while "Bibi needs the war to continue to stay politically alive in Israel, Trump needs the war to end to stay politically alive in the US.'

The last 24 hours have been marked by friction and anticipation as the US is trying to negotiate a deal with Iran, while Israel continues to bomb Lebanon, triggering retaliatory attacks by Iran. Follow US Iran war live updates

Trump on Sunday evening spoke with Netanyahu, urging him to halt the attacks and warning that if Israel does not stop, it could soon find itself "on its own very soon."

"I said, 'Bibi, you better ...