Trump Intervenes to Halt Israeli Strikes on Iran as Ceasefire Wobbles

According to Saed News, a senior Israeli official has revealed details of a high-stakes phone call between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, hours after a ceasefire was imposed on Israel following its failed military push against Iran. The conversation, first reported by Axios journalist Barak Ravid, highlights Washington’s last-minute efforts to rein in its ally and prevent a spiral of retaliatory strikes.

On Tuesday, Trump urged Netanyahu to stand down. “Do not, under any circumstances, launch further attacks on Iran,” he reportedly told the Israeli premier. But Netanyahu pushed back, insisting that Israel would retain the right to respond to what he alleged were violations of the ceasefire by Tehran. A compromise was eventually reached: Israel scaled back its military plans, canceling multiple strikes and opting to hit a single target instead.

Tehran, for its part, denied any breach of the truce after 7:30 a.m., rejecting Israel’s justification for renewed aggression.

This exchange followed a dramatic escalation over the weekend. Acting on Trump’s orders, the US military launched a surprise attack in the early hours of Sunday, striking Iran’s underground nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan with bunker-buster bombs. The move flew in the face of US intelligence assessments, which had found no imminent threat of an Iranian nuclear weapon.

The American attack came in response to Israel’s earlier assault on June 12, when the IDF targeted Iran’s military, nuclear, and residential sites. That strike resulted in the deaths of several high-ranking Iranian commanders, nuclear scientists, and civilians.

Iran, having previously warned against third-party intervention on Israel’s behalf, responded last night with Operation Besharat al-Fath (Glad Tidings of Victory), firing ballistic missiles at America’s Al Udeid airbase in Qatar. It was a direct challenge to US involvement, framed by Tehran as a legitimate act of self-defense.

Amid growing pressure, Trump took to Truth Social overnight to declare that both sides had agreed to a full ceasefire. “No more attacks,” he wrote this morning. “All planes en route to Iran are returning home. No one will be harmed. The ceasefire is now in effect. Thank you for your attention to this matter. — Donald J. Trump, President of the United States.”

Yet Trump’s latest post also contained a rebuke. He criticized Israel for having violated the ceasefire in the early hours of Tuesday, reinforcing that further attacks were now off the table.

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council issued a statement attributing the ceasefire breakthrough to the resilience, unity, and awareness of the Iranian people. It credited the 12-day war effort and the decisive response of the country’s armed forces with forcing Israel into retreat despite full-throated American support.

The statement closed with a warning: Iran’s military remains fully mobilized, prepared to deliver a punishing response to any future act of aggression. Trust, the council said, is not extended to adversaries—only deterrence.