The President has quietly drawn a single red line that determines whether the fragile Iran ceasefire survives or collapses into all-out war.
Iran fired at least 10 missiles at Israel on Sunday, hours after the Israeli Defense Forces launched its own attack on a Hezbollah command center in Beirut.
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The ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran was tested after the Islamic regime fired missiles at Israel on Sunday, an incident President Trump has been briefed about, a U.S. official told The Hill’s broadcast partner NewsNation. Iran launched ballistic missiles on northern Israel, with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) stating on the social platform X…
President Trump has been briefed about the escalation between Israel and Iran, a U.S. official tells NewsNation
President Trump will call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and press him not to retaliate for Iran's missile attack, Trump tells Axios."I am going to call Bibi right now and tell him not to retaliate. Each of them had their fun. Israel had its strike, and Iran had its strike. We don't need another one," Trump said.Why it matters: The ceasefire in the Middle East is teetering after Israel struck Beirut and Iran fired multiple waves of missiles in response.Trump is racing to stop the escalations from killing his hopes at a lasting deal with Iran. Netanyahu's answer will measure how much sway the American president still holds over Israel.Driving the news: Iran fired missiles at Israel on Sunday in retaliation for the Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs. It's Iran's first direct attack since the April 8 ceasefire.Israel says it has intercepted the missiles.What he's saying: Trump played down the Iranian strikes."The Iranian strikes didn't hurt anybody," Trump tells Axios. "Hopefully Israel is not going to retaliate. If Bibi strikes them back, it's just gonna keep going like the last 47 years — or the last 3,000 years."Trump added: "We are very close to a final deal with Iran. It is going to be a good deal. I don't want it to blow up because of what is happening now."Editor's note: This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
Iran launched missiles at Israel on Sunday in retaliation for an Israeli strike in Beirut earlier in the day, marking the first direct Iranian missile attack since the April 8 ceasefire.Why it matters: This marks a major regional escalation and threatens to unravel U.S.–Iran negotiations and reignite the war, because Israel will likely respond to the Iranian attack. The latest: Iranian state media reported a third wave of missiles had been launched, with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps saying one of the targets was the Ramat David Airbase in northern Israel.The IRGC said these were launched as a warning to Israel, and it threatened broader attacks across the region if Israeli strikes in Lebanon continued.Driving the news: Israel Defense Forces said sirens sounded in northern Israel as four missiles were launched from Iran, but that air defense systems were operating to intercept the threat.Israeli officials said all missiles had so far been intercepted.President Trump has been briefed on the situation, a U.S. official said.What they're saying: Iran's military said Israel had "crossed all red lines" in intensifying its attacks in southern Lebanon and targeting the south Beirut suburb of Dahieh."If it expands its attacks in that area, or responds to Iran's action, it will face more forceful blows, and devastating attacks will be launched" against Israel and its supporters, the military added.State of play: An IDF spokesperson said following the Israeli military strike in Beirut and after a situational assessment, the IDF was preparing for incoming fire at Israel in the coming hours."The IDF has reinforced its defensive capabilities and is maintaining a high level of readiness and alertness for a variety of defensive and offensive scenarios," the spokesperson said.Senior military officials were conducting assessments and closely monitoring developments, the spokesperson said, urging the public to remain vigilant.Editor's note: This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.
Here’s the full interview between President Trump and NBC’s Kirsten Welker. The video and transcript: [Transcript] – KIRSTEN WELKER:President Trump, welcome back to Meet the Press. PRES. DONALD TRUMP: Thank you. KRISTEN WELKER: Thank you so much for being here. We are going to talk about your visit, why you’re here in Wisconsin. But I’d […] The post President Trump Meet the Press Interview – Full Video and Transcript appeared first on The Last Refuge.