looks like the trump did something better than we might have anticipated; 

President Trump quashed an Israeli plan to strike Iran's nuclear sites by telling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the Jewish state would have to do it alone, according to the New York Times.

From The Middle East Monitor, "Trump blocks Israeli strike on Iran, opens secret nuclear talks with Tehran":

US President Donald Trump halted a planned Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities in favour of reopening diplomatic talks with Tehran, according to the New York Times. The decision followed months of internal debate within the Trump administration, as Israeli officials pushed for a military campaign to delay Iran’s nuclear ambitions by at least a year.

The report drew on conversations with numerous US and Israeli officials, many speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of military planning.

The proposed Israeli attack, originally scheduled for May, would have combined an extended bombing campaign with a commando raid targeting underground nuclear sites. However, Israeli military leaders said that the raid would not be ready until October, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to favour a quicker aerial assault that required US logistical and defensive support.........more.......