Tensions in the Middle East remain high as the nominal ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran was tested by both sides in recent days. The back-and-forth attacks come as President Donald Trump has yet to say whether he will accept the current peace deal on the table.
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U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) revealed strikes on Iran launched over the weekend, saying that air defenses, a ground control station, and two drones that were threatening ships in the region were attacked. American forces also fired on a Gambia-flagged cargo ship that had tried to break through the U.S. blockade.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, meanwhile, claimed to have launched its own attack, but it did not say where. Kuwait, where U.S. Army Central is stationed, reported that its air defenses responded to incoming drone and missile fire. CENTCOM also stated that U.S. forces shot down two ballistic missiles fired by Iran.
Fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah continued as Israeli forces penetrated further into Lebanon. Iran has wanted its peace deal with the U.S. to include an end to the hostilities there as well. Trump indicated Monday that the two sides had agreed to reduce the number of attacks.
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Trump rips into Netanyahu, report
7:33 a.m. ET: President Trump unleashed a scathing, expletive-laden tirade against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call on Monday, according to Axios, citing officials.
The report says the two were speaking over Israel’s military operations in Lebanon and Trump “steamrolled” his counterpart in frustration over Israel’s actions against Hezbollah, worried that the renewed attacks could hurt negotiations with Iran.
President Donald Trump reportedly “steamrolled” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a heated call Monday over Israel’s military operations in Lebanon.
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