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Iran live updates: Iran says it's ending attacks on Israel after Trump calls for halt
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President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites. Following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire, initial U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan in April failed to reach a peace deal. Trump later announced the open-ended extension of the ceasefire and the continuation of a U.S. blockade until negotiations are concluded "one way or the other." Jun 8, 4:41 PMTrump says he warned Netanyahu if he went back to war he could be fighting alone: AxiosPresident Donald Trump told Axios that after Iran and Israel traded strikes Sunday night for the first time since the U.S. and Iran agreed to a ceasefire in April, he warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he might be “on [his] own very soon” if war resumed. "I said, 'Bibi, you better be careful, or you will be on your own very soon,'" Trump said in a phone interview on Monday. Axios reported that Trump called Netanyahu on Sunday evening and asked him not to retaliate against Iran after they launched attacks at Israel. Trump claimed in the interview with Axios that Israel "gave us very late notice" about Sunday's strikes. "They were already on their way. But eventually I had [the Israeli strike] limited," Trump said. Trump also told Axios he received calls from five different countries in the region asking him to press Netanyahu to stop. "These countries were very concerned. They love the deal that we have been negotiating," Trump said. Trump also claimed his administration received messages from the Iranians on Monday morning stating a willingness to stop shooting if Israel did the same. "They called us and said that they are not doing any more attacks and asked us to tell Israel not to do any more attacks," Trump said. -ABC News’ Isabella Murray Jun 8, 12:27 PMIranian airspace reopening Iranian state TV IRIB reported that Iran's airspace is reopening to "normal conditions.” Jun 8, 12:26 PMTrump and Netanyahu spoke Sunday and Monday President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone in two separate calls, once on Sunday and once on Monday, after Israel and Iran exchanged strikes over the weekend, a White House official and an Israeli source familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News. Jun 8, 11:57 AMNetanyahu says 'struggle' with Iran, Hezbollah not overIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video statement Monday that "in the past 24 hours, Iran and Hezbollah have tried to impose a new equation on us. And this equation is intolerable and unacceptable." "Iran and Hezbollah are weaker than ever, and we are stronger than ever -- but our struggle with them is not over yet," Netanyahu said. He added that the violent flareup from the last day "is contained," but only because strikes on Israel from Iran stopped after Israel struck Iran. "Israel has a full right to self-defense, and we exercise it to the extent necessary. I say this to you, as I say it with appreciation and respect in my good conversations with my friend President Trump," Netanyahu said. -ABC News’ Jordana Miller Jun 8, 10:13 AMIran cancels all flights following airspace closure All flights in Iran have been canceled until further notice in the wake of the closure of western Iranian airspace, the nation's Airports and Air Navigation Company announced Monday, according to Iranian state TV. The only open airport is Mashhad International Airport, which the AANC said will remain open to facilitate people returning from the Hajj pilgrimage. -ABC News' Somayeh Malekian Jun 8, 9:32 AM15 injured in Israeli attacks on Iran Fifteen Iranians were injured in recent Israeli attacks on the country, the head of Iran's emergency medical services said on Monday, according to the semi-official Tasnim News Agency. Fourteen of the injuries were reported in Mahshahr and one was in Tehran, he said, adding that no fatalities have been reported so far. -ABC News' Somayeh Malekian Jun 8, 7:39 AMIranian military says it will halt operations after exchanges with Israel The Iranian military's Khatam Al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said in a statement on Monday that Iran's retaliation against Israel for attacks on Lebanon has concluded, but warned that if hostilities continue, Iran's response will be more severe."A painful response was delivered to the Israeli regime, and the suspension of armed forces operations is announced," the statement said, according to Iranian state media."If the aggressions and provocations continue, including in southern Lebanon, much more severe and decisive actions than before will follow," the statement added. -ABC News' Somayeh Malekian Jun 8, 6:44 AMTrump says Israel and Iran 'looking to do' an 'immediate' ceasefire President Donald Trump said in a post to social media on Monday that Israel and Iran "are looking to do an immediate CEASEFIRE!""Final negotiations on 'Peace' are proceeding, subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in its way," Trump wrote, adding that the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports will remain until a deal is reached.-ABC News' Fritz Farrow Jun 8, 6:45 AMIsrael preparing for 'several days' of strikes, military official says An Israeli military official told ABC News on Monday that the Israel Defense Forces is "preparing for a range of options from several days to as long as it'll take," amid new direct exchanges between Israel and Iran that resumed on Sunday.Iran has fired nearly 30 ballistic missiles toward Israel since Sunday evening, according to an Israeli military official. Additionally, the Houthis fired two ballistic missiles, only one of which reached Israeli territory.Israeli aircraft carried out strikes on military targets in Iran on Monday morning, including on Iranian air defense systems, the official said. The IDF also hit a petrochemical plant in southwestern Iran which was used for making chemicals for ballistic missiles, an Israeli military official said. -ABC News' Victoria Beaule and Jordana Miller Jun 8, 6:28 AMIranian official says retaliation for Israel's Lebanon strike indicates Tehran 'doctrine' Sadegh Larijani, the head of Iran's Expediency Discernment Council and the brother of slain senior official Ali Larijani, said on Monday that Tehran's attacks on Israel "in defense of Lebanon" indicate "the formal declaration of a strategic doctrine."Larijani said the Iranian attacks "sent a clear message that if one side of the Axis of Resistance is attacked, it will trigger a response that extends beyond geographical borders and will change the region's equations," as quoted by the semi-official Tasnim News Agency.The Axis of Resistance refers to the Iranian-led grouping of militias spread around the Middle East through which Tehran has traditionally sought to build deterrence against and erode the influence of Israel, the U.S. and their regional partners. Lebanese Hezbollah is a key part of the axis. -ABC News' Somayeh Malekian Click here to read the rest of the blog.