The fragile US-Iran ceasefire is already showing cracks, with Israeli forces pressing ahead with strikes across southern Lebanon — the stronghold of Tehran-backed Hezbollah — despite the truce.
Trump personally called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to urge restraint, asking him to dial back the assault to give the coming negotiations a chance to succeed, two senior administration officials told NBC News. Trump confirmed the call in an interview with the network on Thursday.
« I spoke with Bibi and he’s going to low-key it. I just think we have to be sort of a little more low-key, » he said.
Vice President JD Vance, speaking to reporters in Hungary on Wednesday, echoed the message — suggesting the Israelis may « check themselves a little bit » in their campaign against Lebanon.
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