President Trump said he planned to tell Israel’s prime minister not to retaliate after Iran launched a missile attack on the Jewish State Sunday — noting that further escalation will only stall the fragile ceasefire negotiations.
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.
Trump told Fox News that he “wasn’t happy” about Israel’s brazen attack on Beirut after he’d told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stand down. But he recognized that Iran’s latest blow wasn’t “going to help negotiations” either.
“What I would suggest to Iran: You’ve shot your missiles, that’s enough. Get back to the table and make a deal,” Trump told the outlet.
The president also boasted about the power of the US military and the ongoing naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, which has choked Iran’s oil-reliant economy.
Trump separately told Axios that he was “calling Netanyahu right now and telling him not to attack Iran in response.”
Reached by The Post Sunday afternoon, Trump also said in a brief phone interview that “things are going very well.”
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
