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Trump Pressures Netanyahu As Iran Demands Hezb’Allah Ceasefire

Trump put the brakes on Israel’s plan to strike Beirut.

Trump, who first announced the agreement, said Hezbollah, through intermediaries, had pledged not to ​attack Israel. No U.S. president has ever spoken with Hezbollah, with or without intermediaries. The group is ⁠designated as a terrorist organization by the United States.

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US Launches Fresh Defensive Strikes Against Iran

Iran reportedly targeted a U.S. base in retaliation. The U.S. military intercepted four Iranian kamikaze drones targeting American and commercial merchant ships overnight and responded by destroying an Iranian ground control station in the port city of Bandar Abbas.