Trump denies reaching out to Iran for an Israel ceasefire
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Israel and Iran have begun a new round of attacks, as the conflict between the two heavily armed rivals enters its fourth day.
Iran and Israel continued to exchange attacks into Monday amid the latest round of conflict between the two nations.
Israel faced retaliation from Iran after launching missiles against Tehran's leadership and energy infrastructure as part of "Operation Rising Lion" this weekend. Iran's military responded with a wave of missile strikes against Israel,
"Iran and Israel should make a deal, and will make a deal," says US President Donald Trump, adding that he will be the one to make it happen. In a social media post, Trump points to recent tensions between countries around the world which he says he helped to stop.
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Iran: 11 facts about a country rarely visited by westernersAn air war between Israel and Iran broke out June 12 after Israel struck nuclear and military targets in Iran. This is something Israel has long made clear it might eventually do as part of its efforts to prevent Iran from building a nuclear bomb.
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President Trump said in a social-media post that Tehran has lost control of Iran’s airspace. “We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran,” Trump wrote. “Iran had good sky trackers and other defensive equipment,
Trump has threatened Iran with "bombing the likes of which they have never seen before" if Tehran does not sign a deal on its nuclear program.
The Israeli military said Monday that it can now fly over the country's capital, Tehran, without facing major resistance after crippling Iran’s air defenses in recent strikes, enabling Israel to hit an expanding range of targets with relative ease.