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“You’ve shot your missiles; that’s enough. Get back to the table and make a deal,” Trump said.
By United with Israel Staff
Sirens sounded across northern Israel on Sunday night as Iran launched 10 missile barrages toward the country, prompting interception efforts by the IDF and raising fears of a wider escalation following Israeli strikes on Hezbollah targets in Beirut.
The Israeli military said it detected multiple missile launches from Iran and activated air defense systems to intercept the incoming threats. Home Front Command instructed residents in affected areas to enter protected spaces when alerted.
The attack came hours after the IDF struck Hezbollah command centers in Beirut’s Dahiyeh district on the orders of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz. Israeli officials said the operation was carried out in response to renewed Hezbollah rocket fire on northern Israeli communities.
Iranian officials had openly threatened retaliation in the hours leading up to the attack.
Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesman for the Iranian parliament’s foreign policy and national security committee, wrote on X: “We will give a decisive and painful response to the Zionist regime’s attack on the suburbs. Watch the sky of the occupied territories tonight.”
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s parliament speaker and the regime’s lead negotiator with Washington, also accused Israel of violating understandings related to Lebanon and warned that American assets in the region should now be considered legitimate targets.
According to Israeli media reports, defense officials had anticipated an Iranian response, with intelligence assessments indicating Tehran had previously warned that any Israeli strike on Hezbollah’s stronghold in southern Beirut would trigger direct retaliation from Iran.
The missile attack immediately raised concerns about the future of ongoing negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
Speaking to Fox News shortly after the launches, President Donald Trump expressed frustration with both sides and urged restraint, warning that the exchange threatened to derail talks that he believes are close to producing an agreement.
“It’s certainly not going to help negotiations,” Trump said.
Despite the escalation, Trump maintained that a breakthrough remained within reach.
“We’re very close. I would say an agreement would be signed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday of this coming week. And now this takes place,” he said.
Addressing Iran directly, Trump added: “You’ve shot your missiles; that’s enough. Get back to the table and make a deal.”
The president also criticized Israel’s strike on Beirut and indicated he would personally intervene to prevent further escalation.
“The Iranian strikes didn’t hurt anybody. Hopefully Israel is not going to retaliate,” Trump said. “I am going to call Bibi right now and tell him not to retaliate.”
“We are very close to a final deal with Iran. It is going to be a good deal. I don’t want it to blow up because of what is happening now,” he added.
Following the conversation between Trump and Netanyahu, the IDF said Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir told the General Staff that “the IDF will strike the enemy with force once the green light is given.”
The statement suggested Israel is continuing to prepare military options despite American efforts to preserve the diplomatic track.
At the same time, reports indicated the United States has urged Israel to wait several more days to determine whether an agreement with Iran can be finalized. According to the reports, Washington’s message was that if diplomacy fails, the United States and Israel could move forward with a previously coordinated course of action.
As the missile barrages continued Sunday night, Israel placed the country under heightened restrictions. Haim Bibas, chairman of the Federation of Local Authorities, announced that municipalities would shift to limited operations, schools would remain closed, and public gatherings would be significantly restricted.
The latest exchange marks one of the most serious tests yet of Trump’s effort to simultaneously contain the conflict and secure a broader agreement with Tehran, with both diplomacy and the prospect of a wider regional confrontation now hanging in the balance.
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