By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - US President Donald Trump has ordered Israel not to attack Iran after accusing both countries of ceasefire violations. Earlier, Israel said Iran had fired two missiles, which it shot down prompting defence minister Israel Katz' order to the military to respond with powerful strikes on the heart of Tehran. Trump took to social media on X ordering Israel to stop dropping bombs on Iran. However, Na'eem Jeenah, Senior Researcher at the independent think-tank, the Mapungubwe Institute says Trump had the power to stop this conflict very early on despite Iran's appeal for an urgent de-escalation and ceasefire...

<p>By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - US President Donald Trump has ordered Israel not to attack Iran after accusing both countries of ceasefire violations. Earlier, Israel said Iran had fired two missiles, which it shot down prompting defence minister Israel Katz' order to the military to respond with powerful strikes on the heart of Tehran. Trump took to social media on X ordering Israel to stop dropping bombs on Iran. However, Na'eem Jeenah, Senior Researcher at the independent think-tank, the Mapungubwe Institute says Trump had the power to stop this conflict very early on despite Iran's appeal for an urgent de-escalation and ceasefire...</p>

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