"You Will Soon Be Alone": Trump Issues Stern Warning as Israel-Iran Attacks Pause

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Israel and Iran have declared a halt to mutual attacks after engaging in armed clashes despite a ceasefire. The development is interpreted as the result of a stern warning from U.S. President Donald Trump to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as peace negotiations faced the risk of collapse. However, the embers of conflict between the two sides remain.

Report by Kwak Sang-eun.

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On June 8, Israel and Iran engaged in a direct confrontation, exchanging missile and drone strikes for the second consecutive day.

The Israeli military had been preparing for its largest-scale airstrike since the ceasefire, targeting dozens of locations within Iran.

As the clashes threatened the ceasefire and jeopardized peace negotiations, U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and issued a strong warning, stating, "If you are not careful, you will soon be left alone."

This follows a series of phone calls on June 7 and 8, after Trump had expressed outrage on June 1, calling Netanyahu "crazy" for attempting to continue the war.

While Israel has halted direct attacks on Iran, it struck southern Lebanon, targeting the pro-Iranian militant group Hezbollah, resulting in at least five deaths.

[Benjamin Netanyahu/Israeli Prime Minister: Israel has the full right to self-defense, and we will exercise that right whenever necessary.]

Iran has also stopped its airstrikes on the Israeli mainland but warned of the possibility of further retaliation against the attacks in Lebanon.

[Iranian State TV: If Israel's aggression and malicious acts continue in the region, including southern Lebanon, we will take stronger countermeasures.]

Meanwhile, a U.S. Army Apache helicopter crashed in the Strait of Hormuz.

It is not yet known whether the crash was caused by an Iranian attack or a mechanical failure. President Trump, who had previously set the death of additional U.S. troops as a condition for resuming all-out war, was relieved.

[Donald Trump/U.S. President: We will release the investigation report tomorrow. The pilots are safe.]

President Trump also emphasized that the results of negotiations with Iran could emerge within three days, though CNN pointed out that this is the 37th time Trump has mentioned the possibility of an agreement.

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