War in the Middle East: Donald Trump says that the negotiation with Iran has entered the final phase and that there could be an agreement in “two or three days”

“We are in the final phase of what will be “a very, very good agreement”declared the North American president, and announced that he could be completed in “two or three days”.

Meanwhile, Israel and Iran announced the end of hostilities after a wave of attacks, which endangered the fragile truce in the Middle East war.

Trump urged both countries to end hostilities. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu affirmed that “the fire on that front is controlled,” hours after Tehran declared that it had ceased its military action.

The Islamic Republic launched missiles on Sunday in response to Israel’s war in Lebanon against its allied group Hezbollah. The Hebrew state responded with attacks, despite Trump’s efforts to dissuade Netanyahu.

“If we go and bomb — which we could do very easily if we want, and spend another two or three weeks bombing — they’ll have absolutely nothing left. But they won’t have the Strait open for months,” Trump said. He added: “If we carry out the bombing, you know, a lot of people are going to die. Who wants to do that? Not me.”

Iran has sought to extend its truce with the United States to Lebanon, despite repeated attacks from both sides. However, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has insisted that the campaign in Lebanon will continue anyway, and said Israel will hit Beirut’s southern suburbs, dominated by Hezbollah, in retaliation for every bombing by that group against northern Israel.

Trump, who according to press reports is increasingly irritated with Netanyahu, had urged both sides to stop “shooting.” He even stated that the “final negotiations” toward peace will go ahead “unless ignorance or stupidity gets in the way.”

The president told the American news site Axios that he told Netanyahu: “Bibi, you should be careful or very soon you will be alone.” However, the Israeli prime minister revealed that he already told Trump that “Israel has the full right to self-defense.”

A US military helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz, and President Donald Trump said The two crew members on board were not injured. in the incident near the strategic sea lane, which Iran has closed during the war.

The causes of the accident remained unclear Tuesday morning in the Middle East, which was still recovering from the exchange of fire between Iran and Israel the day before, in the biggest blow yet to the fragile ceasefire in the war with Iran. Iranian state television reported Tuesday that Israeli strikes killed at least two members of the country’s air defense units.

Trump, speaking to reporters at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport after attending the NBA Finals Monday night, acknowledged the accident. “The pilots are fine. Yes,” he said. “No one was hurt. We will issue a report tomorrow. But the pilots are fine.”

The New York Times was the first to report that a US Army Apache attack helicopter went down near the strait under unclear circumstances. The Army Central Command and the Department of Defense did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Associated Press.