Donald Trump says he does not believe Israel will go back to war with Iran, after the US president warned Benjamin Netanyahu he might find himself fighting alone if he restarted attacks.
Trump spoke to reporters on Monday night after Iran and Israel had committed conditionally to halting attacks after the two sides exchanged fire for the first time since the April truce, threatening to plunge the Middle East back into full-scale war.
When asked whether the US would back Israel if Netanyahu reopened the conflict with Iran, Trump told Sky News: “I don’t think it’ll happen. It’s all working out very well. Iran is doing what they have to do.”
He said of Netanyahu: “If I tell him to do something, he does it.”
Axios had earlier reported Trump as having warned the Israeli prime minister that he might find himself fighting alone if he went back to war with Iran. “I said, ‘Bibi, you better be careful, or you will be on your own very soon,'” Trump said.
Israel attacked Iran after Tehran fired missiles towards Israel late on Sunday, which it said were in response to Israeli strikes on Lebanon.
Senior Iranian lawmaker says Lebanon issue is ‘very important to us’
A senior Iranian lawmaker says Tehran views the negotiations with the US as “part of the battle”.
“We have said many times that we accept negotiation as a continuation of the battlefield. We consider negotiation to be part of the battle,” Ebrahim Rezaei told CNN.
The spokesperson for parliament’s national security committee added that Tehran would have “no problem” negotiating once it was convinced that the US was abiding by the rules of diplomacy.
“The issue of Lebanon is very, very important to us,” he said. “We will by no means back down on the issue of the resistance front, its members, and especially Lebanon,” he added.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar9 June 2026 05:15
Iran’s U-23 team withdraws from friendly match with Bahrain
Iran’s U-23 national football team is reportedly withdrawing from a friendly match with Bahrain after Tehran struck US bases in Bahrain and Kuwait.
The team has withdrawn from friendlies with “Bahrain and several other countries”, Tasnim news agency reported.
The team is currently holding a training camp in Turkey, it added.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar9 June 2026 05:05
Indian crew rescued after US attacks Palau-flagged tanker
All 24 Indian crew members of a Palau-flagged tanker were rescued after it was attacked by the US Navy off the coast of Oman.
US troops attacked MT Marivex, which was blacklisted and sanctioned by the US treasury department, according to reports.
On three occasions, the vessel turned away after repeated warnings by the US Navy, India’s PTI news agency reported.
The vessel made another attempt to run past the blockade by using Omani territorial waters and switched off its signal devices to go undetected, the report found.
The Indian embassy in Oman thanked the local authorities for rescuing the Indian crew members.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar9 June 2026 04:55
Vance says US in strong position to secure Iran deal
Vice president JD Vance has claimed the US is in a good position to secure a peace deal with Iran.
“The Iranians don’t want this war to continue. It’s not in their best interest, and I think they’re coming to the table, putting some real things on the table, we’re of course going to verify,” Vance told Fox News.
Vance claimed that recent negotiations had moved in a positive direction. “If we get to this deal, it’s going to be a home-run win for the American people,” he said.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar9 June 2026 04:40
Trump booed at the Knicks game
President Donald Trump was loudly booed inside New York City’s Madison Square Garden as he watched his hometown Knicks take on the San Antonio Spurs in game three of the NBA Finals.
The crowd first began to boo when the president appeared on the jumbotron during the singing of the national anthem.
President Trump took in the opening ceremonies from a private box with a smirk and saluted.
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Crowd boos Trump during national anthem at NBA Finals in Madison Square Garden
The president’s appearance at the game caused hours of security screenings for the thousands of fans hoping to get into the arenaAlisha Rahaman Sarkar9 June 2026 04:39
Tehran reopens its main international airport
Tehran’s international airport reopened after flight operations were suspended on Sunday due to Israeli missile strikes.
Local media reported that flights carrying hajj pilgrims from Saudi Arabia were among the first to land at the reopened Imam Khomeini Airport.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar9 June 2026 04:30
Oil prices slightly up after Israel and Iran halt strikes
Oil prices inched up in early trade after Iran and Israel left the door open to a possible resumption of attacks on each other, though they had called a halt to hostilities following an appeal from president Donald Trump.
Brent crude futures rose 13 cents, or 0.14 per cent, to $94.38 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate was up 11 cents, or 0.12 per cent, at $91.41 a barrel.
Prices climbed as much as 5 per cent in the previous session after renewed Israeli strikes on Iran and attacks in Lebanon reduced hopes of an imminent end to the wider war, but pared gains after Iran’s armed forces announced the end of military operations against Israel.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar9 June 2026 04:15
Trump says Israel and Iran both want immediate ceasefire
Donald Trump has claimed that Israel and Iran wanted an immediate ceasefire after both sides halted strikes.
“Final negotiations on ‘Peace’ are proceeding, subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in its way,” he wrote on social media.
In an interview with Axios published yesterday, Trump said he warned Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu that if the Israeli leader went back to war with Iran, he might find himself fighting alone.
“I said, ‘Bibi, you better be careful, or you will be on your own very soon,'” Trump said.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar9 June 2026 04:04
Lebanese president appeals to Israeli government to pursue talks, not war
Lebanese president Joseph Aoun made a rare direct appeal to Israel to come to the negotiating table to end the war, warning that a military solution “will never provide you with security and safety.”
“We are ready, we are willing, we are committed. Are you? If you are, let’s sit and talk,” said Aoun in a CNN interview aired Monday.
The Lebanese government is in direct talks with Israel, mediated by Washington, to reach a full cessation of hostilities, despite opposition by armed group Hezbollah, which is fighting Israeli troops in southern Lebanon.
Aoun said he would not meet Netanyahu before reaching an agreement to end the war. He said any deal would be a non-aggression pact and not a full peace deal.
“We need to end the state of hostility between Lebanon and Israel. Forever. And this (pact) could be a path forward for a just and lasting peace,” Aoun said.
Aoun said Lebanon would move in line with the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative, which offers normalization with Israel across the Arab world in exchange for Palestinian statehood and Israel’s withdrawal from occupied territories.
“But we cannot jump from A to B directly. We have to go through different steps,” Aoun said.
James Reynolds9 June 2026 03:00
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