Trump says he will tell Netanyahu not to retaliate against Iran after strikes: Report
Donald Trump saeid he would urge Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu “not to respond” after iran launched multiple missile barrages at northern Israel, describing the exchange as already having reached a sufficient level. He added that the missiles did not hit anyone and suggested negotiations with iran are close, warning that further escalation could derail a “final deal.”
The remarks came amid rising tensions in the Middle East: rockets were fired toward northern Israel from Lebanon, and Israel struck Hezbollah-related targets in Beirut in retaliation, according to Netanyahu. Although a renewed Israel-Lebanon ceasefire was announced Wednesday, Hezbollah rejected the deal, and Iran’s foreign minister warned that an attack on Beirut would mean a full resumption of war. The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem ordered U.S. personnel to shelter in place as tensions increased, and Trump said the latest escalation is unlikely to help ongoing negotiations.
President Donald Trump said Sunday he would tell Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “not to respond” after Iran fired missiles toward Israel in the first direct attack on the Jewish state since an April ceasefire.
Tensions in the Middle East escalated Sunday after rocket fire was launched toward northern Israel from Lebanon, prompting Israeli Defense Forces to strike “terrorist headquarters in the Dahieh district of Beirut, in response to Hezbollah’s firing at Israeli territory,” according to Netanyahu.
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“I’m about to call Bibi right now and tell him not to respond,” Trump said after Iran then launched multiple missile barrages at northern Israel, according to Axios. “Both of them have already done their part. Israel had its strike and Iran had its strike. We don’t need another one.”
Trump also said the Iranian missiles didn’t hit anyone and “we’re very close to a final deal with Iran… I don’t want it to blow up because of what’s happening right now.”
A renewed ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon was announced Wednesday, though the Iranian-backed Hezbollah rejected the deal. Iran’s foreign minister said Thursday an attack on Beirut “will lead to a full-scale resumption of the war.”
The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem “directed all U.S. government employees and their family members to shelter in place, and be prepared to move to a protected shelter in the event of a red alert, until further notice” as a result of the rising tensions.
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Trump also told Fox News the recent escalation is “certainly not going to help negotiations” and a deal would have been signed on “Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday of this coming week” if not for Iran’s retaliation.
“What I would suggest to Iran: You’ve shot your missiles, that’s enough, get back to the table and make a deal,” Trump said.
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