Israel reignites conflict with Iran despite the Donald Trump's opposing opinionOvernight, the Israeli Air Force struck military targets in western and central Iran, opening a new phase in the crisis just as Washington was trying to maintain negotiations with Tehran. Explosions were heard in Tehran, Tabriz, Isfahan, and Karaj. According to Iranian media, the authorities have flights at the international airport suspended Imam Khomeini of Tehran “until further notice”.
The Israeli action comes after hours of very high tension, triggered by the raid on Dahieh, the southern suburb of Beirut considered a Hezbollah stronghold. An attack that broke an already fragile balance and which Tehran interpreted as a ceasefire violation. From there the answer and, after 60 days, theIran has returned to firing directly at Israel.
The Pasdaran claimed responsibility for the operation as retaliation for the Israeli raid in LebanonIn the initial phase, four waves of missiles were launched, ten in total, intercepted by Israeli defense systems. The Revolutionary Guards also identified Israeli air bases among the targets, including Ramat David, near Haifa, and later Nevatim and Tel Nof, calling the attack part of Operation "Nasr," or "Victory."
Trump's phone call and message to Netanyahu
In the most delicate moment, Donald Trump tried to stop the spiral. Second Axios, the American president asked Benjamin Netanyahu to do not react to the missile attack Iranian and to give more time to diplomacy. The message would have been to wait, because the United States would be close to closing "something positive" on the agreement with Tehran. Trump, who in the previous hours had already expressed irritation over the raid on Beirut, made it known that don't be happy about the escalation. A Fox the president would have explained that the agreement could be signed soon"Monday or Tuesday," before the new military outburst changed the situation. The American president then urged Tehran to stop: "You've launched your missiles, now let's get back to negotiating."
The White House, in fact, he would not have given any green light to the Israeli attack on southern Beirut. "We had no role in this affair," is the line leaked from Washington. And also on the Israeli raid in Iran, a US defense official quoted by Axios he argued that theThe US military would not have taken part in the night attacks.
Trump: The Iran deal and the chill with Bibi
Trump wants to reach an agreement with Iran and fears that Netanyahu will blow the deal.. To the Financial Times The American president said that the Iranian attacks "will have no impact on the agreement" and added that the Israeli prime minister would have no choice but to accept an agreement with Tehran. A statement with enormous weight, accompanied by another even more trenchant statement: "I decide everything. He doesn't say anything.“. In the same hours, however, Trump cattempted not to publicly break with Netanyahu. He talked about harmony with the Israeli Prime Minister on the war with Iran, while admitting that they "also disagree on a couple of things." The disagreement, however, appears substantial: Washington aims to close the diplomatic dossier, while the Israeli government continues to move on the military front.
Remain even the most sensitive points of the negotiations have been openedTrump has ruled out the immediate release of the assets requested by Tehran, postponing it to a later date, "if they behave well." The issue also remains on the table. enriched uranium issueWashington claims to know where the stockpiles are located and is ready to intervene even without an agreement, but in the meantime it is asking Tehran for a map to deliver to the UN nuclear agency.
Tel Aviv in shelters, Yemen enters crisis
While Israel and Iran were exchanging blows and threats, so too was the Yemen has returned to weigh on the regional crisisSirens sounded in Tel Aviv and central Israel following a missile launched by the Houthis, Tehran's regional allies. It was the first time since April. Houthis have claimed responsibility for the attack and announced a ban on navigation for Israeli vessels in the Red Sea, threatening a naval blockade in the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Al Jazeera reports that the group promised to respond “to escalation with escalation.”
From Tehran, adviser to the Supreme Leader Ali Akbar Velayati further raised the tone, warning that “resistance circles” had the capacity to block both Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab.
The risk of a war of days
Meanwhile, theIDF has declared a state of alert and is preparing to continue operations. According to Israeli Army Radio, the exchange of fire could last several days and the armed forces are reportedly organizing a large-scale mobilization of reserves, with reinforcements at the borders, particularly in the area between the occupied West Bank and Jordan.
Netanyahu convened the security cabinet, while the Israeli army urged the population to take cover from new Iranian missile fire. From Tehran, the IRGC presented the response as a warning, threatening a broader response if Israel were to strike again.
The Europe tries to insert itself into the diplomatic windowThe High Representative of the EU Kaja Kallas called for a ceasefire, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and a negotiated solution, stressing that Iran and the United States must reach an agreement. London described a resumption of the conflict as "in no one's interest" and called on both sides to exercise restraint.
