President Trump on Monday demanded Israel and Iran "immediately stop 'shooting'" as a new round of tit-for-tat missile and air strikes shattered a fragile two-month ceasefire. Trump wrote on Truth Social that both sides are seeking an "immediate CEASEFIRE" and that "final negotiations" are underway. The U.S. President expressed displeasure with Israel's initial strikes on Beirut, telling Fox News he was "not happy" about the attack.
Iran launched new missile barrages at Israel Monday, with the IDF reporting six salvos since Sunday. Israel struck military targets in western and central Iran and hit an Iranian petrochemical plant. Iran blamed the U.S. for the escalation, calling Israel's actions inseparable from American policy. Yemen's Houthi rebels declared a ban on Israeli shipping in the Red Sea and announced a missile attack on Israel, threatening renewed disruption to key global trade lanes. The latest violence marks the 101st day of the war, which began with a joint U.S.-Israeli strike that killed former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Lebanon said an Israeli air raid on Beirut's southern suburbs killed two people and wounded 20.