Iran-US war latest: Trump insists Israel will not resume war after ‘on your own’ warning to Netanyahu – UK Times

Vice president JD Vance has claimed the US is in a good position to secure a peace deal with Iran.

“The Iranians don’t want this war to continue. It’s not in their best interest, and I think they’re coming to the table, putting some real things on the table, we’re of course going to verify,” Vance told Fox News.

Vance claimed that recent negotiations had moved in a positive direction. “If we get to this deal, it’s going to be a home-run win for the American people,” he said.

President Donald Trump was loudly booed inside New York City’s Madison Square Garden as he watched his hometown Knicks take on the San Antonio Spurs in game three of the NBA Finals.

The crowd first began to boo when the president appeared on the jumbotron during the singing of the national anthem.

President Trump took in the opening ceremonies from a private box with a smirk and saluted.

Tehran’s international airport reopened after flight operations were suspended on Sunday due to Israeli missile strikes.

Local media reported that flights carrying hajj pilgrims from Saudi Arabia were among the first to land at the reopened Imam Khomeini Airport.

Oil prices inched up in early trade after Iran and Israel left ​the door open to a possible resumption of attacks on each other, though ‌they had called a halt to hostilities following an appeal from president Donald Trump.

Brent crude futures rose 13 cents, or 0.14 per cent, to $94.38 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate was up 11 cents, ​or 0.12 per cent, at $91.41 a barrel.

Prices climbed as much as 5 per cent in the previous session after ​renewed Israeli strikes on Iran and attacks in Lebanon reduced hopes of ⁠an imminent end to the wider war, but pared gains after Iran’s armed forces announced the end ​of military operations against Israel.

Donald Trump has claimed that Israel and Iran wanted an immediate ceasefire after both sides halted strikes.

“Final ⁠negotiations on ‘Peace’ are proceeding, subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in its way,” he wrote on social media.

In an ⁠interview with Axios published yesterday, Trump said he warned Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu that ‌if the Israeli leader went back to war with Iran, he might find himself fighting alone.

“I said, ‘Bibi, you better be careful, or you will be on your own very soon,'” Trump said.

Lebanese president Joseph Aoun made a rare direct appeal to Israel to come to the negotiating table to end the war, warning that a military solution “will never provide you with security and safety.”

“We are ready, we are willing, we are committed. Are you? If you are, let’s sit and talk,” said Aoun in a CNN interview aired Monday.

The Lebanese government is in direct talks with Israel, mediated by Washington, to reach a full cessation of hostilities, despite opposition by armed group Hezbollah, which is fighting Israeli troops in southern Lebanon.

Aoun said he would not meet Netanyahu before reaching an agreement to end the war. He said any deal would be a non-aggression pact and not a full peace deal.

“We need to end the state of hostility between Lebanon and Israel. Forever. And this (pact) could be a path forward for a just and lasting peace,” Aoun said.

Aoun said Lebanon would move in line with the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative, which offers normalization with Israel across the Arab world in exchange for Palestinian statehood and Israel’s withdrawal from occupied territories.

“But we cannot jump from A to B directly. We have to go through different steps,” Aoun said.

Editorial: More than 100 days into a conflict he initiated, the US president has halted a cycle of retaliatory strikes between Iran and Israel. How long that holds is as uncertain as the dwindling influence he still commands:

More than three months after the US and Israel launched war on Iran on 28 February, and two months into a ceasefire, the latest tit-for-tat escalation prompted fears that a full-blown conflict could resume.

Trump, who has been wrangling with Tehran for weeks over a long-term ceasefire, lifting the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and agreeing a new nuclear deal, urged both sides to hold their fire or risk a collapse in talks.

All times are in UK time (BST) unless otherwise stated. Times are taken from contemporary reporting on events and public announcements.

Iran launches waves of missiles at Israel

15:50 Sunday: An Iranian lawmaker says Iran will deliver ‘painful response’ for Israel’s operations in Lebanon.

19:55: The IDF says it is preparing for fire towards Israel in the coming hours.

20:03: IDF says it has identified missiles launched towards Israel from Iran ‘a short time ago’.

20:15: IDF detects additional launches from Iran.

20:35: Israel reports additional launches from Iran.

20:40: Iran says it targeted an Israeli airbase with ballistic missiles, which could fly between the countries potentially in under 15 minutes.

Israel responds to Iranian attack

21:05: Axios reports Trump says he will call Netanyahu and urge him not to strike back.

21:55: Israeli media reports Trump has called Netanyahu. Axios corroborates soon after.

00:20: US official says they do not believe an Israeli strike is imminent.

00:50: US State Department reports indication of missiles, drones or rockets over Jordanian airspace, to Israel’s east.

02:23: Witnesses report the sound of explosions in Tehran, Tabriz and Isfahan, followed by reports of an explosion near Iran’s Karaj.

02:30: Israel says it struck targets in western and central Iran.

Iran fires back at Israel

03:50: The IDF says it identified a missile launch from Yemen towards Israel.

05:00: Israel reports that it had intercepted more missiles fired from Iran.

05:35: Iran says a petrochemical plant in the southeast was hit.

05:37: Israel working to intercept missiles launched from Iran.

06:10: IRGC says they hit more Israeli bases in response to Israeli attacks.

07:00: Yemen’s Houthis say they have attacked Israel.

08:35: IRGC says they responded to attack on chemical plant with similar attack on Haifa.

09:10: Reports of explosions in Tehran, followed by reports of drone downing over capital.

10:30: IDF says it is prepared for short conflict or ‘as long as it takes’

Trump mediated de-escalation

10:37: Trump says both sides must stop shooting immediately.

10:54: Iran also says it is ready for a prolonged conflict.

12:15: Iran announces end of military operations against Israel.

12:50: An Israeli source says Trump and Netanyahu also spoke on Monday.

13:20: Israeli media reports Israel has agreed to halt strikes on Trump’s request.