STORY: Israel said it struck military targets in western and central Iran on Monday...
:: Archive
even after Donald Trump reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from further attacks.
The U.S. president has leaned on Israel to stop its strikes in Lebanon to allow room for a deal to end the wider war.
But Israel on Sunday launched strikes in the Beirut area for the first time since the U.S. announced a truce plan for Lebanon last week.
Iran fired a salvo of missiles at Israeli targets in retaliation.
The country's Revolutionary Guards said Israel would face "more crushing and regretful blows" if it expanded its attacks or responded to Tehran's actions.
The Israeli military said it identified missiles launched from Iran and had intercepted them.
:: Archive
Now the exchange of fire puts U.S.-Iran peace talks at risk.
Though in a weekend TV interview Trump insisted that a deal was almost in place.
Speaking separately to the Financial Times, Trump said he was the one who called "the shots," and that Netanyahu would have to accept whatever deal the U.S. negotiates.
An Israeli official said the pair spoke by phone for a little less than half an hour on Sunday.
According to a U.S. official quoted by Axios, Trump told Netanyahu to refrain from further strikes because "we are close to doing something good in terms of a deal."
Israel has continued attacks in Lebanon since the start of U.S.-Iran talks aimed at halting the war.
Tehran has long said any peace deal with Washington would depend on a ceasefire also holding in Lebanon, which Israel invaded in March in pursuit of Iran-backed Hezbollah fighters.
