U.S. Launches Strikes Against Iran After Trump Says It Shot Down Army Helicopter
Iranian and Israeli forces halt traded strikes, but Israel’s parallel war against Hezbollah rages on
A renewal of fresh hostilities between Iran and Israel threatened to derail peace deal negotiations at the start of the week.
Over the weekend and into the early hours of Monday, the two countries exchanged their most intense fire seen since the fragile cease-fire came into play in April.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday afternoon said Israel would hold off on further strikes against Iran, provided the fire is contained on both sides. If “Iran makes the mistake of resuming attacks on us, we will respond with overwhelming force,” he said in a televised address, emphasizing Israel’s right to “self-defense.”
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) also confirmed the halt of active fire, but threatened that if Israel continues its attacks, including in Lebanon, “much harsher and more crushing actions than before will be on the way.”
