Donald Trump\u2019s appeal to Benjamin Netanyahu to \u201cnot to strike back\u201d after Iran launched missiles at Israel appears to have been unsuccessful after the Israeli military said it struck targets inside Iran.<\/p>\n
The US president made the plea after Iran responded to Israeli strikes on southern Beirut<\/a> in Lebanon earlier on Sunday, as the conflict again threatened to spiral into a broader regional war.<\/p>\n The Israeli military said its air force struck military targets in western and central Iran but did not elaborate. The White House did not respond to messages about the strikes and whether they were done in coordination with the US.<\/p>\n Earlier, Trump once again claimed Iran<\/a> talks were \u201cclose\u201d to a final deal, telling Axios: \u201cI don\u2019t want it to blow up because of what\u2019s happening now,\u201d Trump added.<\/p>\n He also said: \u201cI\u2019m about to call Bibi right now and tell him not to respond. Both of them have already done their part. Israel had its strike and Iran had its strike. We don\u2019t need another one.\u201d<\/p>\n Here are the key stories of the day:<\/p>\n Iran official says US bases are \u2018legitimate targets\u2019 after Israeli strikes on Beirut<\/p>\n The speaker of Iran\u2019s parliament and top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said US bases and assets in the region had become \u201clegitimate targets\u201d after the Israeli strike on Lebanon.<\/p>\n A senior Iranian official has promised a \u201cdecisive and painful\u201d response to Israel\u2019s airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut and, a few hours later, sirens sounded across northern Israel.<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n Trump walks out of NBC interview after clash over election claims<\/p>\n Trump walked out of an interview with NBC\u2019s Meet the Press after he repeatedly made false claims that the US 2020 presidential elections was rigged in 2020 and questions around compensation for those charged in the January 6 insurrection. Trump\u2019s abrupt exit came during a tense exchange between himself and NBC\u2019s Kristen Welker during a Friday interview in Wisconsin that aired on Sunday<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n Trump reportedly considers buying Chagos Islands from Mauritius<\/p>\n Trump is reportedly weighing a plan to buy the Chagos Islands from Mauritius amid stalled plans from the UK to cede sovereignty of the territory, the Telegraph first reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n The White House did not respond to the Guardian\u2019s request for comment on the report about the potential plan. Under the reported proposal, the Trump administration would sidestep UK officials and purchase the island, securing control of the US-UK Diego Garcia military base.<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n Hegseth accused of \u2018grotesque stupidity\u2019 over invasion link in D-day speech<\/p>\n Pete Hegseth<\/a> has been accused by historians and rights campaigners of \u201cgrotesque stupidity\u201d and desecrating the memory of the soldiers who stormed the beaches of Normandy after he sought to link immigration to the D-day anniversary, saying Europe was facing a different \u201cinvasion\u201d of its shores.<\/p>\n Speaking in north-west France on Saturday to mark the 82nd anniversary of the D-day landings, the US defense secretary seized on the moment marking the wartime liberation of Europe<\/a> to reiterate the US administration\u2019s longstanding attack on European immigration policies.<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n Trump refuses to rule out using axed $1.8bn to pay Capitol rioters<\/p>\n Trump declined on Sunday to definitively rule out compensating individuals who were charged with assaulting police officers when his supporters attacked<\/a> the US Capitol on 6 January 2021 toward the end of his first presidency.<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n Analysis: As US turns 250, Trump adds fuel to battles over monuments and memory<\/p>\n Disputes provoked by public monuments, flags and symbols are intensifying as the US\u2019s 250th birthday approaches next month, and none are so contentious as those proposed by Donald Trump.<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n What else happened today:<\/p>\n