Donald Trump Urges Israel And Iran To Stop Shooting

Donald Trump has urged Israel and Iran to “stop shooting” at one another as he tries to keep his Middle East peace plans on track.

The US president made the desperate plea after a ceasefire between the two countries collapsed over the weekend.

Israel’s military said it carried out strikes on targets in central and western Iran early on Monday morning.

That came after Tehran launched missiles on northern Israel on Sunday – and came in defiance of direct pleas from Trump to Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Iran then launched retaliatory strikes of their own as the conflict threatened to escalate once more.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said: “Israel and Iran must immediately stop shooting.”

Tehran then announced the end of its military operations against Israel, but warned will resume if Israel continues strikes on Lebanon.

Keir Starmer said he was “deeply concerned about the resumption of violence”.

“It is really important that all parties get back to a ceasefire,” the prime minister said.

“There are serious negotiations going on towards a lasting peace.

“It’s really important that we give them every chance of success because this conflict is already having a huge impact across the world, including here in the United Kingdom.

“So I say to all parties, we all have a responsibility to get back to that ceasefire, and it’s really important we’re very clear about that.”

Trump has insisted that a peace deal to end the war, which began on February 28, is close.

He has also warned Netanyahu that Israel will have to accept any agreement that is reached.

“I call all the shots – he doesn’t call the shots,” he told the Financial Times.

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