Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells confidants that Israel has “little ability” to influence U.S. President Donald Trump’s decisions on Iran as Washington negotiates a potential framework to curb the conflict, Reuters reports and multiple outlets repeat. Two Israeli sources say Netanyahu made the remarks in private conversations, describing difficulty in affecting Trump’s decision-making while the U.S. engages in indirect talks with Iran. The comments come as Israel is largely excluded from the ongoing negotiations to reach an initial deal aimed at halting a war that began after joint U.S. and Israeli bombardments earlier this year. Several reports state that Netanyahu is concerned about the emerging U.S.-Iran track and that Tel Aviv is not a direct participant in the discussions. The outlets also characterize the U.S.-Iran efforts as an attempt to shape an arrangement to end fighting, with Israel left to manage the implications without direct access to the talks. The reporting focuses on Netanyahu’s assessment of his government’s leverage over the U.S. president’s approach rather than on any specific terms of an Iran deal.