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Netanyahu Announces End to Airstrikes on Iran
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In Short: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announced that Israel has agreed to halt airstrikes on Iran at President Trump's request.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announced that Israel has agreed to stop the airstrikes on Iran at President Donald Trump's request, according to a televised statement. Netanyahu stated, 'At this moment, the fire on that front is contained — after we struck the terror regime in Tehran, it stopped attacking us.
An official clarified that while the attacks have ceased, the situation remains tense. Netanyahu's statement suggests a temporary cessation of hostilities, possibly in line with diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions between Israel and Iran.
Background
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the southwest.
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and historically known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the northeast, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, and the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.
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- “At this moment, the fire on that front is contained — after we struck the terror regime in Tehran, it stopped attacking us,” Netanyahu said in a televised statement.