The President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, has asserted that the U.S. has not intervened in the Iran-Israel conflict. Both nations have been conducting air strikes against one another, resulting in numerous casualties reported by various media outlets.
Sources from Israel claim 8 people were killed by Saturday strikes on Tel Aviv, including four children, over 200 injured and at least 35 missing. They further stated that the Iranian military used dangerous weapons against civilians, adding that Israel will defend its people.
Trump, however, emphasises that while the U.S. military would respond forcefully if attacked by Iran, he prefers a resolution through a peace deal between the two countries at odds.
“The U.S. had nothing to do with the attack on Iran, tonight. If we are attacked in any way, shape or form by Iran, the full strength and might of the U.S. Armed Forces will come down upon you at levels never seen before. However, we can easily get a deal done between Iran and Israel, and end this bloody conflict,” Trump said in a post on X on Sunday.
On Sunday, Iran’s military announced that it had exhausted its warnings to the Israeli populace in Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities and would take action instead. In contrast, Israel’s military stated it will continue to issue warnings to civilians in Tehran.
On Friday, Israel initiated an attack on Iran, leading to the deaths of several Iranian military commanders. Iran responded later that same day with multiple ballistic missile strikes, causing many injuries.
Hostilities persisted today with Iran targeting Tel Aviv, and several Israeli cities, leading to the killing of one person and 20 others injured, including civilians, Israeli media reported. Israel has been trying to dismantle Iranian nuclear facilities.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asserted that Israel is not only protecting itself but is also safeguarding global freedom from nuclear threats within the Middle East.
“Today, Israel is defending freedom in the Middle East and beyond. We're doing so against a tyrannical and radical Iranian regime that wants to build atomic bombs to destroy us and wants to build ballistic missiles, including intercontinental ballistic missiles, to be able to threaten anyone and everywhere in the world. By defending ourselves, we are also defending others,” Netanyahu said on Saturday.
On Saturday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged for peace and diplomatic efforts between Iran and Israel. The Israeli Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, has criticised the UN's silence concerning Iran's attacks on civilians.
“Iran launched a brutal missile attack on Israel, deliberately targeting civilian areas. Israeli women and children were murdered. Others were severely injured. Families shattered,” said Danon.
He called on the UN to condemn the Iranian military's actions against Israeli civilians.
“And yet @UN_Women and @UNICEF remain silent. No condemnation. No outrage. No solidarity. Do Israeli women and children not matter to you? Would you stay silent if this happened anywhere else? Your silence is not neutrality, it is complicity. We demand a clear and unequivocal condemnation. Now,” he added.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi subsequently called for a ceasefire between Israel and Iran following a phone conversation.
The United States has consistently supported Israel, vetoing a United Nations resolution this month because it was unbalanced and did not acknowledge Israel's right to self-defense.
However, Dr. Omar Suleiman, an Islamic scholar and activist in the U.S., condemned this action, arguing that the U.S. continually blocks sanctions against Israel.
