A U.S. official told Axios that President Donald Trump told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold off on retaliating against Iran for launching missile strikes against Israel Sunday, because he believes “we are close to doing something good in terms of a deal.”

Netanyahu is reportedly delaying an Israeli response, buying Trump a few more days to pursue a diplomatic solution. According to the official, he initially pushed back but in the end “pseudo-agreed.”

The call was calmer than last week’s, when the president admitted to raising his voice and cursing at the Israeli leader; the official said that he did not yell during Sunday’s phone call.

“We think the president bought a little bit of time,” the official said. “He is pretty adamant that we are close to a deal with Iran. I don’t think anything is imminent in terms of an Israeli strike.”

“We are in a moment in time — that why jeopardize a potential deal when you are in the fourth quarter,” the official added. “The president thinks that we have been in this thing for three months; now is the time to end this thing.”

Separately, Channel 12 News reported that Netanyahu has not officially come to a final decision and is still meeting with his security cabinet. The news outlet said that two U.S. officials told them that the White House had not given Israel the “green light” to strike Hezbollah targets in Beirut Sunday morning, which is what prompted the Iranian attacks against Israel.

“We had no part in this,” one of the U.S. officials said.

On the other hand, a Saudi news outlet reported that Israel had informed Washington of the strikes ahead of time.