Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a severe threat to\nIran on Monday, (09\/0\/2026), following his declaration that Israel would\nexercise restraint and cease attacks on Tehran. Citing TIME magazine,\nNetanyahu urged Iran to reconsider any further strikes on Israeli\nterritory, warning that Israel has prepared a massive offensive to\nneutralise the Persian nation if provoked.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Iran makes the mistake of continuing its attacks against us, we\nwill respond with overwhelming force,\u201d Netanyahu stated emphatically\nduring his speech. He also emphasised Israel\u2019s right to self-defence in\nthe ongoing conflict.<\/p>\n
These statements follow signals from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard\nCorps (IRGC) regarding a cessation of hostilities, as reported by the\nsemi-official Fars news agency, which noted that the IRGC had halted\nfire towards Israel. Both parties had previously moved towards a retreat\nfollowing public demands from US President Donald Trump for an immediate\nend to the exchange of fire. This recent flare-up marks the most\nsignificant combat between Israel and Iran since the ceasefire\nimplemented last April.<\/p>\n
\u201cFinal negotiations regarding \u2018peace\u2019 are ongoing, subject to the\nignorance or folly that obstructs it,\u201d Netanyahu remarked.<\/p>\n
Global leaders have united in condemning the new hostilities in the\nMiddle East, urging both sides to exercise maximum restraint and return\nto the negotiating table. Iranian state media reported that Iran\nlaunched a new wave of missiles towards Israel on Monday morning. This\nfollows Israeli strikes on Iranian cities, with explosions heard in\nTehran, Tabriz, and Isfahan. Israel also targeted an Iranian\npetrochemical plant in Bandar-e Mahshahr after intercepting a wave of\nballistic missiles on Sunday night.<\/p>\n
Iran claims these missile launches served as a stern warning for\nIsrael to cease its attacks on Lebanon, which have continued despite\nlast week\u2019s ceasefire announcement. Israel\u2019s decision to retaliate\nagainst Iran appears to contradict the advice of Donald Trump, who\nreportedly urged Netanyahu to exercise restraint in hopes of reaching a\ndeal between the United States and Iran.<\/p>\n
The conflict expanded briefly before receding. The Iran-backed Houthi\nrebels claimed responsibility for missiles fired at Israel from Yemen,\nthough all were successfully intercepted. The Houthi group has\npreviously declared a total ban on Israeli maritime navigation in the\nRed Sea, targeting commercial vessels throughout 2023 and 2024 as\nretaliation for Israeli bombings in Gaza. A resurgence of such attacks\nthreatens to severely disrupt global shipping and could exacerbate\nsurges in energy and commodity prices due to the war.<\/p>\n
While the US and Iran have engaged in low-level hostilities since the\nceasefire, both parties remain involved in negotiations aimed at ending\nthe war and reaching a consensus on Iran\u2019s nuclear programme. Israel\u2019s\nrecent strikes on Iran pose a significant test for Trump, who has spent\nweeks attempting to reduce US involvement in the conflict.<\/p>\n
In an interview with the Financial Times on Sunday, following the\nIranian missile launch, Trump stated, \u201cIsrael will have no choice but to\naccept any deal negotiated by the US with Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n
Netanyahu\u2019s actions are seen by some experts as testing Trump\u2019s\nposition. Concerns persist regarding the sustainability of any potential\nagreement, especially given Israel\u2019s firm stance that Iran must not\npossess nuclear weapons, while Iran maintains its programme is purely\nfor civilian use. Experts noted that Israel has historically launched\nstrikes when dissatisfied with US-Iran negotiations, such as in June,\nwhich led to US involvement in bombing Iranian nuclear facilities before\nthe Trump-led ceasefire. Previous US and Israeli strikes in late\nFebruary also disrupted ongoing nuclear talks, with US Secretary of\nState Marco Rubio previously suggesting Israel might have pushed the US\ninto war with Iran, though both Rubio and Trump later dismissed such\nclaims.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/netanyahu-discusses-iran-ceasefire-warns-of-major-attack-1780970006", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }