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US President Donald Trump said Monday that "Israel and Iran must stop 'shooting' immediately."
Trump posted the brief message on his Truth Social account, making clear he does not want the conflict between the two sides to escalate further, Yonhap reported.
The warning came as Iran and Israel exchanged missile fire for the first time since a truce reached in April, pushing the conflict back toward open confrontation.
The international community has expressed alarm that the renewed fighting could unravel the US-Iran truce and collapse ongoing end-of-war negotiations. Trump appeared to respond with direct frustration, personally issuing a call for both sides to stand down.
In phone interviews with Fox News and Axios on Sunday, Trump also pressed Iran to stop. "What I want to say to Iran is: you fired your missiles, now stop and come back to the table and make a deal," he said.
He also urged Israel to hold back, saying he hoped it would "not retaliate."
Earlier, Iran launched 11 ballistic missiles at northern Israel, calling it retaliation for Israeli airstrikes on Beirut, the Lebanese capital. Lebanon is the base of Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group. Israel had struck Lebanon citing the need to neutralize Hezbollah, which it considers a security threat.
Israel struck back after the Iranian attack, and the exchanges show signs of locking into a cycle of escalation.
Trump tells Netanyahu he 'will have no choice'
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In a phone interview with the British daily Financial Times (FT) on Sunday, Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he "will have no choice," Yonhap reported.
The remark was widely interpreted to mean that Netanyahu would have to accept whatever deal the United States and Iran reach.
"I make the decisions. I make all the decisions," Trump said. "He doesn't have decision-making power."
The comments also came immediately after Iran launched a missile barrage at northern Israel in retaliation for Israeli airstrikes on Beirut — strikes carried out despite a truce agreement between Israel and Lebanon.
However, Trump also downplayed Iran's attack, saying it was unlikely to affect the negotiations. "We'll have to see what happens, but depending on how you look at it, it's just one of those things that's been going on for 3,000 years or 47 years," he said.
Monday marked the 100th day of the war between the United States, Israel and Iran.
Trump has signaled a strong desire to reach a deal, going so far as to name Wednesday as a possible deadline for an end-of-war agreement.
yul@heraldcorp.com
