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President Donald Trump has called for calm following Iranian strikes in response to Israel’s latest assault against Hezbollah positions in Lebanon.
Trump confirmed he had been briefed on the situation and advised Israel to exercise restraint, noting that parties are very close to a deal to end the war.
“No one was hurt in the missile attack (on Israel),” the leader told N12. “If (Benjamin) Netanyahu responds, this will continue and continue.”
The President emphasized he is not happy about Israel’s new attacks in the region and that they were not coordinated with the United States.
“Israel had its strike and Iran had its strike. We don’t need another one,” Trump told Israeli journalist Barak Ravid, saying further strikes will derail the peace process.
“The Iranian regime made a grave mistake,” an IDF spokesperson declared after defense systems intercepted retaliatory missiles from Iran.
The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday announced it struck Hezbollah’s headquarters in the Dahieh district of Beirut, in reaction to firing at the homeland.
On X, the IDF posted video of a Hezbollah tunnel under the Beaufort Ridge, comprising living quarters, electrical infrastructure, and anti-tank and aerial defense capabilities.
The military said as part of its Israel-Lebanon peace efforts, a request was submitted to the Lebanese Armed Forces to address the site but Hezbollah prevented any action.
Meanwhile, Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters has justified its strikes, demanding Israel stop targeting southern Lebanon and the Dahieh suburb.
Tehran accuses Jerusalem of “repeated ceasefire violations and increasing aggression against the oppressed people of Lebanon,” vowing further attacks if Israel expands its offensive.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order he declared would keep the United States at the forefront of Artificial Intelligence.
The President noted that the action became imperative to support the enormous talent and innovation of the nation’s AI industry, and reduce “overly burdensome regulation.”
Trump said though advanced AI capabilities make America stronger, they introduce new national security considerations that require coordinated action across departments and agencies.
The Committee on National Security Systems must, within 30 days, prioritize cyber defense by taking an expeditious action consistent with the order ‘Promoting Advanced AI Innovation and Security.’
Similarly, the Secretary of War shall, within the same timeframe, prioritize the cyber defense of information systems at the Department of War.
The Secretary of Homeland Security and relevant officials have been directed to release operational directives regarding the cyber defense of civilian Federal Government information systems.
Their work covers establishing or expanding federal programs and cybersecurity services that enhance AI-enabled defensive tools, and facilitating such for agencies, state and local authorities, hospitals, banks, and local utilities.
A key aspect of the order is the request to AI companies to provide the Federal Government with access to covered frontier models, cybersecurity, insider-risk, and intellectual-property protection, use, and nondisclosure requirements.
The submission of the models for review—subject to appropriate confidentiality—is to be done 30 days before release to trusted partners or the public, down from a proposed 90-day review period.
Iran on Sunday dismissed the purported resignation of President Masoud Pezeshkian, accusing the “disreputable foreign network” of rumor-mongering.
In a post on X, Seyed Mehdi Tabatabaei, the presidency’s deputy head of communications and information, called the claim “a continuation of previous ridiculous media games.”
Tabatabaei stated that President Pezeshkian “will not retreat from serving the people,” just as the country will not step back from the path of solidarity and resistance.
