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Iran live updates: Iran says crossing Lebanon, Gaza red lines means 'direct war'
Iran "considers crossing the red lines in Lebanon and Gaza to mean direct war."
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."
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Trump says he spoke with Netanyahu and Hezbollah, says they agreed to not 'attack' each other
In a new social media post, President Donald Trump said he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and claimed that Israel will not send troops into Beirut or "attack" Lebanon.
“There will be no Troops going to Beirut, and any Troops that are on their way, have already been turned back,” Trump wrote.
This comes after Netanyahu called for strikes to resume in southern Beirut.
Trump also said he had a phone call with Hezbollah and said the terrorist group agreed to stop attacks on Israeli territory.
“Likewise, through highly placed Representatives, I had a very good call with Hezbollah, and they agreed that all shooting will stop -- That Israel will not attack them, and they will not attack Israel,” Trump claimed.
-ABC News’ Emily Chang and Michelle Stoddart
Trump tells CNBC he's going to ask Netanyahu 'what's going on with Lebanon'
When asked about Iran's decision to cease communications with the U.S., President Donald Trump told CNBC, "I really don't care. I couldn’t care less."
The president also reportedly told CNBC that he is "going to ask" Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "what’s going on with Lebanon." This comes after Netanyahu called for strikes in Beirut to resume.
-ABC News’ Emily Chang and Michelle Stoddart
Trump says Iran didn't inform US about pause in communications
President Donald Trump reacted to Monday morning's news that Iran was stopping communications with the U.S. for negotiations for a peace deal, saying in a phone interview that Iran hadn't informed the U.S.
"It's an appropriate thing to say, because they're better negotiators than they are fighters. But they haven't informed us of that," Trump said when asked about Iran's decision to cease messaging, according to NBC News.
The president did indicate that the U.S. would not resume hostility but would go through with the blockade and "go silent" on Iran.
"It doesn't mean we're going to go and start dropping bombs all over there. We'll just go silent. We'll keep the blockade. Blockade is a piece of steel," Trump said, according to a post by the NBC reporter.
--ABC News' Michelle Stoddart
Iran warns crossing red lines in Lebanon, Gaza could trigger 'direct war'
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Iran "considers crossing the red lines in Lebanon and Gaza to mean direct war and the imposition of costs on its own national security and Islamic resistance."
In response, the IRGC said, Iran "resolves to carry out defensive operations by taking meaning-breaking actions, opening new fronts, and in addition, maintaining the Strait of Hormuz equation."