Trump Demands ‘Immediate Ceasefire’ After Iran And Israel Trade Strikes
Key takeaways
- The president then wrote that peace talks with Iran are still proceeding “subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in its way” and claimed, “things should move quickly.”
- Late on Sunday, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps launched a barrage of missiles at Israel and told state media that this was done in response to Israel’s strikes on Lebanon.
- In its statement, the IRGC said it would “not tolerate any violation of the ceasefire or aggression against Lebanon,” and the attacks are both a response and a “warning.”
Topline President Donald Trump on Monday morning said both Iran and Israel are set to agree to an immediate ceasefire after both sides exchanged a series of strikes starting late on Sunday in the biggest escalation between the two countries since the Iran War ceasefire went into effect in April.
A man checks a fallen rocket half-buried in the ground on the outskirts of Jericho on June 8, 2026, following Iranian strikes AFP via Getty Images Key Facts In a Truth Social post early on Monday, Trump wrote that both Iran and Israel are “looking to do an immediate CEASEFIRE,” without specifying when this would go into effect.
The president then wrote that peace talks with Iran are still proceeding “subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in its way” and claimed, “things should move quickly.”