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Iran live updates: Iran says it's ending attacks on Israel after Trump calls for halt

Iran fired on Israel following Israeli strikes in the Lebanese capital Beirut.

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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Houthis claim attack on Israel, say Israeli shipping banned from Red Sea

The Iran-aligned Houthi rebel group in Yemen on Monday claimed an attack on "sensitive Israeli targets."

In a statement on their Telegram channel, the Houthis also declared a ban on Israeli ships navigating in the Red Sea. "We affirm that we will respond to escalation with escalation, and our military operations will intensify in accordance with events," the statement read.

-ABC News' Victoria Beaule and Nasser Atta


IDF reports more Iranian missile fire on Monday morning

The Israel Defense Forces said in a post to X on Monday morning that it identified more missiles launched toward Israel from the direction of Iran, prompting sirens across central and northern Israel.

So far, Israeli authorities have reported no casualties from the Iranian fire that resumed on Sunday -- attacks Tehran said were retaliation for Israeli strikes on alleged Hezbollah targets in the Lebanese capital Beirut.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to hold a security cabinet meeting at 11 a.m. local time (4 a.m. ET), an Israeli official told ABC News.

-ABC News' Victoria Beaule and Jordana Miller


Trump says he calls 'all the shots' after Israeli strikes on Iran

In a phone interview with the Financial Times on Sunday, President Donald Trump insisted that he -- not Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu -- calls "all the shots" after renewed fire between Iran and Israel.

Trump told the FT that Netanyahu would have to accept any potential deal struck between the U.S. and Iran. "He won't have any choice," Trump said. "I call the shots. I call all the shots. He doesn't call the shots," he added.

The president's assertion that he calls "all the shots" over Israel comes despite him reportedly telling Fox News earlier today that he was not happy about Israel's strikes in the Lebanese capital Beirut, where the Israel Defense Forces said it was targeting the Iran-aligned Hezbollah militia.

Sunday's subsequent exchanges of fire between Israel and Iran were the first direct attacks since the April 8 ceasefire. But Trump brushed off the severity of the latest developments, saying Sunday's military action "did not kick at all."

"We'll see how it ends up," he told the FT. "It's one of those things that's been going for 3,000 years, or 47 years, depending on how you count."

Sunday's fire will "not going to have any impact" on a possible deal, the president said. "The deal may make it on its own merit, or not." The president also told FT, "I think the deal is going on."

Trump once again threatened military action in Iran in the event that no deal is reached, but he also suggested retaining the naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.

"Number one, it would mean that possibly we would go in and take care of the rest of the place that we didn't take care of militarily. Or it would just mean that we would keep the blockade on Iran because the blockade has been probably more powerful than any attack that was ever made on that country," Trump said.

According to FT, the phone interview took place "shortly after" Iran launched missiles at Israel on Sunday. It is unclear if the call occurred before or after the president's phone call with Axios, where he said he was planning to call Netanyahu and instruct him not to retaliate.

ABC has contacted the White House to request comment on the reported phone call.

-ABC News' Emily Chang and Devin Garbitt


Iran launches more strikes against Israel: IDF

The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement that Iran has launched further strikes against Israel.

"Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat," the IDF said.