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Donald Trump says Iran, Israel need to fight it out before a deal
US President Donald Trump on Sunday said Iran and Israel should reach a deal amid the ongoing conflict that escalated on Friday, but suggested that the two nations need to 'fight it out' first.
“I hope there’s going to be a deal. I think it’s time for deal and we’ll see what happens, but sometimes they have to fight it out," Trump was quoted as saying by CNN.
“I think there’s a good chance there will be a deal,” he told reporters before leaving for the G7 Summit in Canada.
Trump vetoed Israeli plan to kill Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Reports
US President Donald Trump has vetoed an Israeli plan to assassinate Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a U.S. official told Fox News on Sunday, amid escalating tension between the two nations.
Details about the assassination attempt or Trump's veto stance have not been confirmed officially so far.
Trump claimed he could help Israel and Iran reach a deal, referring to the recent conflict between India and Pakistan.
In his Truth Social post, Trump claimed he helped India and Pakistan to reach a ceasefire deal on May 10.
He wrote on the social media platform: "Iran and Israel should make a deal, and will make a deal, just like I got India and Pakistan to make, in that case by using TRADE with the United States to bring reason, cohesion, and sanity into the talks with two excellent leaders who were able to quickly make a decision and STOP!"
The Indian government, however, maintained that India and Pakistan reached an understanding on May 10 to end the conflict after four days of cross-border drone and missile strikes without the involvement of a third party, media reports said.
Israel, Iran hostilities enter fourth day
Iran and Israel continued to strike each other for the fourth consecutive day on Sunday, further intensifying the conflict in the region.
The Magen David Adom, Israel's national emergency medical, disaster, ambulance and blood bank service, told The Times of Israel 67 people were injured in ballistic missile strikes in central Israel.
🚨Each red pin that you see on this map represents hundreds of people in Israel that are currently forced to run to shelter because of Iranian ballistic missiles🚨 pic.twitter.com/cTz2uadYpd
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) June 16, 2025
They include a woman in her 30s in serious condition, six moderately wounded, and 60 lightly hurt or suffering acute anxiety, MDA says.
MDA confirmed three people, including two women, were killed in the strikes.
MDA Update: 3 killed (2 women, 1 man ~70) in rocket strikes across 4 sites in central Israel. 74 evacuated: 1 serious (30 year old female facial injury), 5 moderate, 68 with mild injuries. Rescue operations still ongoing at 2 sites. pic.twitter.com/6rEnsYlmUZ
— Magen David Adom (@Mdais) June 16, 2025
"3 killed (2 women, 1 man ~70) in rocket strikes across 4 sites in central Israel," MDA posted on X.
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