President Donald Trump said Monday that Israel and Iran are both pushing for an immediate ceasefire and that final peace negotiations are underway — even as the two countries traded military strikes overnight.
“Both sides, Israel and Iran, are looking to do an immediate CEASEFIRE,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “Final negotiations on ‘Peace’ are proceeding, subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in its way.”
Trump said the U.S. naval blockade will stay in place until a final deal is reached. “Things should move quickly,” he added.
Strikes Exchange
The IDF said it completed a large-scale strike on strategic defense systems inside Iran. The targeted systems had recently been deployed to rebuild capabilities Iran lost during Operation Roaring Lion, the IDF said.
The IDF also struck several infrastructure sites at the Mahshahr petrochemical complex in southwestern Iran. According to the IDF, those facilities were used by Iranian armed forces to produce and export raw materials for weapons, including components for ballistic missile development.
The Israel Air Force said Military Intelligence guided the Mahshahr strike, which was part of a broader series of attacks on the complex under Operation Roaring Lion.
Iran Halts Operations
Iran’s joint military command said it was halting military operations against Israel but warned it would strike back if Israel carried out any further aggression, including in Lebanon.
Three launches fired from Lebanon toward IDF forces in southern Lebanon activated alerts in several areas across northern Israel, according to the Israeli Air Force. The IAF intercepted some before they crossed into Israeli territory. One fell near IDF forces, the IAF said, and no casualties were reported.
Netanyahu and Trump
According to reports, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held firm overnight during what the reports described as one of the toughest tests in recent U.S.-Israel relations. Netanyahu has previously said an Israeli leader must be able to say “no” to the U.S. president when necessary.
The overnight strikes mark the most serious military clash between Israel and Iran since a U.S.-brokered truce in April.
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