Israel and Iran exchange attacks as US urges restraint
Israel and Iran engaged in missile exchanges for the first time since a cease‑fire two months earlier. The United States called for restraint while both sides reported additional strikes.
Israel and Iran exchanged attacks for the first time since a cease‑fire was agreed two months earlier. Iran launched missile strikes against Israel, the first such attack since an April cease‑fire, according to Al Arabiya, and fired missiles at countries in the region, including Israel, as reported by GDELT.
Israel launched retaliatory strikes against Iran following the Iranian missile attack, a fact confirmed by multiple outlets. The United States and Israeli forces struck Iran, causing loud explosions in Tehran, according to Times of India. The United States also launched airstrikes against Iran early on Wednesday, GDELT reported. Israel halted its strikes on Iran at the request of President Trump, as reported by Tass.
U.S. President Donald Trump urged restraint from the parties after the Iranian missile attack, a corroborated statement. Trump said he would call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to urge him not to retaliate against Iranian missile strikes, according to Tass. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called for restraint from all sides after the Israel‑Iran exchange of attacks, Dawn reported.
Trump claimed that U.S. forces had destroyed and sunk nine Iranian naval ships, as reported by Times of India.
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