Iran fires missiles at Israel over Beirut attack, Trump calls for calm: “That’s enough” – 10 points | Today’s news

Iran fired a series of missiles at Israel on Sunday, June 7, after Israel targeted a suburb of Beirut. As a recent escalation of attacks between Iran and Israel threatens to undermine a fragile ceasefire, President Donald Trump has called on Iran to resume negotiations as he criticized Israel for the strikes in Beirut.

“At this time, the Israeli Air Force is operating to intercept and engage threats where necessary to eliminate the threat,” the Israeli military said.

Meanwhile, Iran said it had targeted “terrorist groups” in Iraq, without elaborating. As Iran and Israel renew strikes in West Asia and disrupt the peace, here’s what’s happened in the region so far.

IRAN-ISRAEL TENSIONS IN 10 POINTS

1. Following Israel’s Beirut strikes that killed two and wounded 11, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Israel must halt its offensive in southern Lebanon.

2. When Iran fired missiles at Israel as a warning to “cease hostilities,” Tel Aviv warned of another volley of missiles at Tehran.

3. The new attack comes hard on the heels of an escalation between Israel and Hezbollah. Lebanese militias attacked targets in the northern regions of the Jewish state early Sunday, whose army responded with a strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

4. The renewed strikes between Iran, Israel and Hezbollah come as Washington and Tehran appear to be making little progress toward an interim agreement to end the war.

5. Asserting his dominance, Donald Trump played down Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu’s role in the conflict, telling the Financial Times that he “calls out, not calls out to Netanyahu.”

6. Donald Trump said he would tell Benjamin Netanyahu not to strike back after Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israeli targets in retaliation for an attack on the outskirts of Beirut, news website Axios reported.

7. According to Bloomberg in Washington, Trump’s team is drawing up a plan to use Iranian assets frozen in the US to compensate regional allies for war damages.

8. “If they behave, if they do a good job, we’ll start talking” about releasing assets, Trump said in an interview with NBC.

9. Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi dismissed the idea, saying the assets “are neither spoils of war for Washington nor a fund to pay its allies.”

10. Iran also demanded “full compensation” for its own damages.