US President Donald Trump has called on Iran and Israel to “stop shooting”, as the countries trade tit-for-tat missile strikes, reigniting fears about the collapse of the fragile ceasefire.
In a post on his Truth Social account, Trump said the countries “must immediately stop ‘shooting’”.
The sharp escalation comes despite continued US efforts to keep diplomatic channels open, with Trump reportedly urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from attacks.
On Sunday, Iran launched a volley of strikes towards northern Israel in response to Israeli attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs, which killed at least two people and wounded 20 others.
Israel launched retaliatory strikes, despite Trump reportedly urging Netanyahu in a phone call on Sunday to hold off on attacks in the hopes of salvaging increasingly precarious peace talks.
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According to a senior US official, Trump told Netanyahu during the call that “we are close to doing something good in terms of a deal”. The official said that Netanyahu initially pushed back but then “pseudo agreed” to hold fire.
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He added that the Trump administration did not give Israel “the green light” to launch its attacks on Beirut.
Trump had told Fox News prior to the call that he was “not happy” about the strikes on Lebanon’s capital.
He also told the Financial Times that Netanyahu will have “no choice” but to accept a deal with Iran, insisting “I call the shots”.
Critics have pointed to Trump’s failed efforts to dissuade Netanyhu from attacking Iran. US Democratic Senator Chris Murphy said that the latest wave of strikes “compounds” Trump’s “humiliation”.
In comments carried by Iran’s Tasnim news agency, the country’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said that the US “bears responsibility as a party to the April 8 ceasefire understanding”.
“Whatever happens in the region… the direct responsibility of the United States is established, and it will also bear responsibility for the consequences of any escalation.”
“The purpose of the negotiations was to bring an end to the war against Iran, and we had also considered an end to the conflict in Lebanon as part of the ceasefire,” he added.
‘Powerful explosions’
On Monday, Iran’s IRNA news agency reported that a series of “powerful explosions” were heard in Tehran, the city of Isfah, and Tabriz.
Hospitals and emergency services in both Israel and Iran activated emergency protocols as officials prepared for the possibility of prolonged hostilities. Neither side have reported casualties from the attacks so far.
Israeli forces said it had “attacked military targets” in western and central Iran, including an attack on a petrochemical facility in Mahshahr.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced the launch of what it called “Operation Nasr”, saying its aerospace force had fired missiles at key facilities within Israel’s Nevatim and Tel Nof air bases.
The operation was described as a response to Israeli strikes on Iranian radar sites in multiple locations.
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In a statement, the IRGC said the attack formed part of a broader retaliatory campaign and stressed that its forces remained on full operational readiness for further action.
The IRGC’s public relations office said the operation began on Monday morning, dedicated as a tribute to the martyrs of last year’s 12-day war, and was carried out under the codeword “Ya Heydar Karrar”.
The group said all combat units were prepared for a range of possible scenarios and warned that additional operations could follow as tensions between Iran and Israel continue to escalate.
