He expressed disappointment with Israel for continuing to bomb Iran after the cease-fire agreement reached on Monday night.

On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump urged Israel not to drop bombs on Iran, warning that doing so would be a serious violation of the cease-fire.

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“Israel. Do not launch those bombs. If you do, it will be a major violation. Bring your pilots home now!” he posted on social media while traveling to The Hague, Netherlands, to attend the summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

The U.S. president expressed particular disappointment with Israel for continuing to bomb Iran after the cease-fire agreement reached Monday night.

According to The Times of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu ordered an airstrike on a radar site in northern Iran—a target described as “symbolic.” The outlet also reported that Trump and Netanyahu spoke by phone and agreed to strike the site in response to an alleged violation of the cease-fire by Iran.

“We need Israel to stand down because they went on a mission this morning. They need to stand down now!” the U.S. president said.

Hours after Trump announced the cease-fire agreement, Iran accused Israel of launching three waves of missiles. Although Tel Aviv claimed Iran fired a missile into occupied territories an hour after the truce took effect, Tehran denied this and stressed it had adhered to the agreement.

“They have to calm down… There were many things I saw yesterday that I didn’t like. I didn’t like that Israel dropped (bombs) right after the agreement… To be fair, Israel dropped a lot, and now I’m hearing they did it because they felt there was a violation due to a rocket that didn’t hit anywhere,” Trump remarked.

On June 13, Israel attacked Iran under the pretext that its peaceful nuclear program posed a threat to the Zionist state’s security. Health Ministry spokesman Hosein Kermanpour confirmed Tuesday that at least 610 people have been killed and 4,746 injured over the past 12 days due to Israeli airstrikes.

In response, Iran launched Operation True Promise 3 against military sites and strategic infrastructure—not civilian targets—linked to Zionist attacks on the people of Palestine, Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, and Iran. According to Israeli authorities, the operation has so far killed 24 people, with an unspecified number of wounded, though there are suspicions that Zionist leaders are hiding the true figures.

Early Sunday morning, the U.S., under orders from President Donald Trump, bombed three Iranian nuclear facilities—Natanz, Isfahan, and Fordow—claiming Iran’s nuclear program posed a threat.

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Source: EFE

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