[US-Israel, Iran War Day #101] Iran Strikes Israel, First Time Since ‘April Ceasefire’

In Brief…

• The Trump administration received messages from the Iranians on Monday morning stating a willingness to stop shooting if Israel did the same, Axios reported citing an interview with the US president.
• US President Donald Trump on Monday urged Israel and Iran to immediately stop “shooting” after renewed clashes between the two countries.
• Iran and Israel exchanged fire in the first direct hostilities between the two countries since a ceasefire paused the war in April.
• Israeli airstrikes hit a petrochemical complex in Mahshahr in southwestern Iran, prompting an emergency evacuation of day-shift staff.
• Iran’s judiciary has opened cases against 3,121 people on accusations of “cooperation with the enemy,” and 2,406 of them have been arrested and remain in detention, the judiciary spokesperson said on Monday amid renewed clashes with Israel.
• Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said on Monday they had fired a salvo of missiles at Israel, adding that they would ban Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea.

This is a developing story that HO1 will continue to monitor.
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[UPDATE] US drops push to refer Iran to UN to win E3 backing for IAEA resolution