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Trump says Iran looking to de-escalate with Israel
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In May 2025, the US and Israel then advanced a new aid mechanism for Gaza run by private security contractors operating in Israeli-approved “safe zones”. Aid is conditional on population displacement, with civilians in northern Gaza denied access unless they relocate.
Israel has attacked a hospital in Iran and a building of state TV; Iran has struck Israel’s Haifa and Tel Aviv areas.
Israel and Iran have opened a new chapter in their long history of conflict. Israel launched a major attack with strikes early Friday that set off explosions in the Iranian capital of Tehran.
The stakes could not be higher as Iranian officials have called the attack “ a declaration of war ” and vowed that destroyed nuclear facilities “would be rebuilt.” Israel, meanwhile has warned its campaign will continue “ for as many days as it takes .”
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is the only one of the top four congressional leaders not to react so far