📰 5 sources 6 articles · 22 Oct 2026, 01:16 → 51 minutes ago

Reports: Trump blocked an Israeli plan to strike Iran; Netanyahu denies

Media reports said US President Donald Trump blocked a plan by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to attack Iran, with the Financial Times citing three sources that the halt occurred on October 10 and that the plan targeted power stations and nuclear facilities. Netanyahu denied the report in an interview with Israel's Channel 7, while Deputy Knesset Speaker Akram Hasson said the plan aimed at the foundations of Iran's economy.

📍 Where things stand: Netanyahu denies the report, while Financial Times sources describe a plan halted on October 10, with comments from the Deputy Knesset Speaker on its aims.

⏱️ Timeline

22 Oct 2026, 01:16 A report by Al-Ghad channel said US President Donald Trump obstructed a plan by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to strike Iran again, without details on the plan's nature or timing.
22 Oct 2026, 09:46 In an interview with Israel's Channel 7, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied a report that Israel had planned to attack Iran and that Trump blocked the move, saying the report was incorrect and declining to give further details.
22 Oct 2026, 10:44 The Financial Times, citing three informed sources, reported that Trump stopped a plan for Netanyahu to attack Iran on October 10, about two weeks before the Knesset elections, and that it would have targeted power stations, nuclear facilities and regime-linked targets. Deputy Knesset Speaker Akram Hasson told Sky News Arabia that the plan aimed to strike the foundations of Iran's economy, and that carrying out a new attack remains linked to Trump's approval.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

How the sources covered it

Al-Ghad focused on the initial report that Trump blocked Netanyahu's plan without details; the translated item focused on Netanyahu's denial; Sky News Arabia presented the Financial Times details on the plan's timing and targets and added a comment from the Deputy Knesset Speaker.

قناة الغد It led with a brief report saying Trump obstructed Netanyahu's plan to strike Iran again, without giving a date, targets or an Israeli response.
المترجم احمد المقادمة It focused on Netanyahu's denial of the report in an interview with Israel's Channel 7, quoting him as saying it was incorrect while declining further details.
سكاي نيوز عربية It relied on the Financial Times and its three sources, cited the October 10 date and the plan's targets, and included a comment from Deputy Knesset Speaker Akram Hasson on targeting Iran's economy and linking any new attack to Trump's approval.

AI comparison of what each outlet emphasized. It describes emphasis, not accuracy.

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