US President Donald Trump asked Israeli PM Netanyahu to not retaliate to Iran's strikes and hinted that both the sides were closer to “doing something good in terms of a deal”, reported Axios. | World

Iran launched missiles in at least three barrages toward Israel, which has vowed to strongly respond to these strikes. However, Donald Trump has requested Benjamin Netanyahu not to retaliate, while adding that the US and Iran are 'very close' to a peace deal.

Israeli military chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir vowed Sunday that the military would strike Iran "with force" upon receiving orders, after the Islamic Republic fired missiles at Israel. Meanwhile,

An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon killed three soldiers, Beirut’s military said Saturday, as its chief travelled to Pakistan to meet with a key mediator in efforts to end the war in West Asia.

The U.S. military reported that it shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones headed toward the Strait of Hormuz overnight Saturday local time, while seven ballistic missiles fired at Kuwait and Bahrain were largely intercepted as well.

The US President had earlier rejected the proposal of unfreezing Iranian assets, or lifting any sanctions upfront as part of peace deal with Tehran.

Israel launched airstrikes on southern Beirut, resulting in casualties, days after a ceasefire agreement, amid rising tensions in the region.