IRAN ~ After missiles began flying across the Middle East during the weekend, Iran announced it has ended its military retaliation against Israel over its military campaign in Lebanon.
On Sunday, the Iranian military launched missiles towards Northern Israel after the Israeli military struck suburbs of Beirut. Israel later launched its own barrage of missiles to intercept Iranian ballistics and strike multiple areas within the nation’s borders, breaking a tentative truce that stood between the nations since April.
In a pair of Truth Social posts made on Monday morning, President Donald Trump said that “and Iran must immediately stop ‘shooting,’” and that both sides “are looking to do an immediate CEASEFIRE! Final negotiations on ‘Peace’ are proceeding, subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in its way.” Trump also reportedly communicated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before, asking him to withhold missile fire amid ongoing negotiations between the U.S. and Iran.
The war has dragged on since Feb. 28, when the U.S. and Israel began joint military strikes on Iran, prompting the latter to strike Israel and U.S. military sites across the region. Iran and Lebanon have seen the heaviest casualties in the war, with the U.S. and Israeli militaries killing over 3,000 people in each country.
