According to local time on the 7th, reporters from the general news agency learned from the United States that U.S. President Donald Trump has listened to a briefing regarding the escalating situation between Israel and Iran.
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Trump said in an interview on the 7th that the missile strike against Israel by Iran earlier that day “didn’t help with negotiations.” He urged Iran to return to the negotiating table. Trump said, “My advice to Iran is: You’ve already fired the missiles. Just go back to the negotiating table and reach an agreement.”
Trump also stated that the U.S. military is on alert.
Regarding Israel's attack on Beirut, Lebanon earlier that day, Trump said, "I am unhappy about this."
Trump also said that he will call Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu right now to tell him not to counterattack. Trump stated that the final agreement between the United States and Iran is “nearly achieved,” and he does not want “the agreement to be ruined due to what is happening currently.”
(Reporter Zhao Miao from the general station)
