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Axios
an hour ago
- Politics
- Axios
Trump: The war between Israel and Iran should end
President Trump said after a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday that the war between Israel and Iran needs to end. Why it matters: Trump's call for ending the war comes less than 48 hours after Israel launched its attacks against Iran and shows the amount of concern at the White House from the escalating fighting. What he's saying:"President Putin called this morning to very nicely wish me a Happy Birthday, but to more importantly, talk about Iran, a country he knows very well. He feels, as do I, this war in Israel-Iran should end, to which I explained, his war should also end," Trump wrote on his Truth Social account. Driving the news: The nuclear talks planned for Sunday in Muscat have been cancelled due to the Israeli attack against Iran, the foreign minister of Oman Badr al-Busaidi said. "While there will be no meeting Sunday, we remain committed to talks and hope the Iranians will come to the table soon," a U.S. official said. The fighting between Israel and Iran continued to escalate on Saturday with Israel saying the Israel Defense Forces have achieved full freedom of operation in the airspace around Iran 's capital Tehran. The White House is concerned about the escalation and is trying to press the Iranians to go back to the negotiations table. "Whatever happens today cannot be prevented. But we have the ability to negotiate a successful peaceful resolution to this conflict if Iran is willing. The fastest way for Iran to accomplish peace is to give up its nuclear weapons program," a White House official told Axios. State of play: Trump told Putin in their phone call on Saturday that White House envoy Steve Witkoff is ready to resume nuclear talks with Iran's foreign minister, the Russian president's foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov said. Putin, in previous phone calls, proposed that Trump help in the nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran. Context: The current crisis between Israel and Iran will be a test case for Trump's strategy of mending relations between the U.S. and Russia in order to solve crisis around the world together. Trump and Putin both spoke on Friday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Putin spoke to Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian. Putin told both Netanyahu and Pezeshkian that he is ready to mediate between the parties to prevent further escalation of tensions, the Kremlin said. Trump also spoke on Saturday with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan about the war between Israel and Iran. Erdogan said he told Trump that an uncontrolled escalation in the region must be prevented. Behind the scenes: Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi told the EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Saturday that Iran will not continue its negotiations with the U.S. as long as the Israeli attack on Iran continues. He claimed the U.S. directly supports the Israeli strikes, the Iranian foreign ministry said. But two sources with direct knowledge said Araghchi told several foreign ministers in the last 36 hours that Iran will be willing to resume negotiations with the U.S. once its retaliation for the Israeli attack is over. The bottom line: Putin told Trump in their 50-minute call that Russia is ready to continue direct negotiations with Ukraine after June 22, Putin's adviser Yuri Ushakov said. Trump said he asked Putin to end the war in Ukraine and noted that Russia and Ukraine are moving forward with a large prisoner swap.
Bloomberg
an hour ago
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Israel, Iran Keep Attacks on Each Other as Fighting Grinds On
Open hostilities between Israel and Iran entered a fourth day on Monday with no sign of easing, stoking fears of a wider war in the oil-rich region. Iran fired several waves of drones and missiles over the last 24 hours, while Israel hit the Islamic Republic's capital, Tehran, killing another key military official.
Yahoo
5 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Huge fire in southern Tehran following Israeli attacks
A massive blaze was seen in southern Tehran as Israel said it conducted strikes over the Iranian capital. While the fire appeared to originate from Tehran's oil refinery, Iran's oil ministry said in a statement the refinery was "fully intact" and continued to operate normally. Iran and Israel were trading rounds of strikes in the latest salvo since a surprise attack aimed at decimating Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program. (AP Video: Saeed Sarmadi and Mohsen Ganji)
New York Post
7 hours ago
- Politics
- New York Post
Israel under attack from Iran yet again — as ballistic missiles target Jewish state
Iran has fired another volley of ballistic missiles towards Israel, with sirens ringing across the Jewish state as residents are warned to remain in shelters. The Israel Defense Forces said its 'defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat' following Tehran's latest retaliatory attack on Sunday afternoon. Israeli air defence systems are activated to intercept Iranian missiles over the city of Haifa on June 15, 2025. AFP via Getty Images 'The public is instructed to enter a protected space and remain there until further notice,' the IDF statement said. At least four people were injured after one of the downed missiles landed in southern Israel, the Times of Israel reported.
NDTV
7 hours ago
- Politics
- NDTV
Israel Army Says Iran Missiles Incoming, Sirens Heard In Jerusalem
The Israeli army has said Iran has launched another missile barrage at the country. "Iran missiles incoming, sirens heard in the north," it said, even as several videos showed missiles over the skies of Jerusalem and several of them being intercepted by Israel's air defence system. This is the latest round of attacks in the biggest ever confrontation between the longstanding enemies that have killed scores of civilians and raised fears of a wider conflict. The military has said that several sites were hit in Israel by the barrage of Iranian missiles. Sirens have been ringing across Israel since 4 pm (local time) on Sunday, marking the first such daylight alert. The scene is not very different in Iran either. Images from Tehran showed the night sky lit up by a huge blaze at a fuel depot after Israel began strikes against Iran's oil and gas sector, raising the stakes for the global economy and the functioning of the Iranian state. Earlier, the Israel Defense Forces or IDF said that it struck an Iranian aircraft at Mashhad Airport in eastern Iran, approximately 2,300 kilometers from Israel, calling it the "longest-range strike conducted since the beginning of Operation Rising Lion". The goal of the operations, according to Israel, is to dismantle Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs and not a change in regime. Operation Rising Lion "Operation Rising Lion" began with Israel's surprise attack on Friday morning that wiped out the top rung of Iran's military command and damaged its nuclear sites. Iran has vowed to vowed to "open the gates of hell" in retaliation. Several of Iran's more than 200 ballistic missiles fired over the past two nights breached Israel's anti-missile shield.
