United States President Donald Trump has warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he might find himself fighting on his own if Israel returns to war with Iran.The warning on Monday came as Israel and Iran said they would pause attacks following their most serious escalation since a ceasefire took effect in April.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listTrump, who has reportedly grown increasingly exasperated with Netanyahu, demanded that both sides stop “shooting” in a post on his Truth Social platform and said that “final negotiations” towards peace would proceed “subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in its way”.He also called Netanyahu and told him to stop the strikes, according to media reports.In an interview with Axios, Trump said he had warned Netanyahu about the consequences of continuing the war.“I said, ‘Bibi, you better be careful, or you will be on your own very soon’,” Trump said.The flare-up began on Sunday, triggered by Israel’s deadly bombardment of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut. Iran – which has long said any peace deal with the US depends in part on an end to the fighting in Lebanon – responded with a wave of missiles at northern Israel.Trump reportedly called Netanyahu on Sunday evening and asked him not to retaliate, but Israel launched attacks on Iran early on Monday.Israeli forces struck Iranian air defence systems and a petrochemical plant, while Iran retaliated by hitting a similar facility in Haifa and targeting two Israeli airbases. Many of the missiles were intercepted over the occupied West Bank. Advertisement No deaths were reported on either side.Israel plays down tensionsThe exchanges complicated Trump’s push to end a war that the US and Israel launched on February 28. A ceasefire announce …
