Israel strikes Iran despite Trump plea as Middle East crisis threatens to escalate
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Iran launched missile attacks on Israel in retaliation for Israeli strikes on Lebanese targets; Israel responded with airstrikes on Iran despite US President Trump's plea for restraint. Iran's military subsequently announced an end to operations but warned it would resume attacks if Israel continued targeting Lebanon, breaking a ceasefire that had been in effect since April.
Progressive: Progressive-leaning outlets emphasize escalation risk and Trump's apparent loss of control, framing Israel's defiance of his restrain plea as a challenge to his stated authority and warning the exchange threatens to drag the Middle East into a broader regional war.
Moderate: Centrist outlets report the military exchange factually, noting Trump's calls for both sides to show restraint and return to negotiations, Iran's conditional ceasefire announcement with warnings of harsher retaliation if attacks continue, and the breakdown of the April truce.
Latest exchange of attacks threatens to drag Middle East into regional war and comes after US president said ‘I call all the shots’, not Benjamin Netanyahu
Middle East crisis – live updates
Israel launched airstrikes on central and western Iran on Monday in apparent defiance of Donald Trump after he urged restraint over a reprisal attack by Tehran in an escalation that threatens to drag the Middle East back into a regional war.
It was the first exchange of direct strikes between the two enemies since a ceasefire paused the US-Israel war with Iran in April. Iran’s attack came in response to earlier strikes on Beirut by Israel.
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