https://freerepublic.com/tag/beiruttakeitback/ en-us Mon, 8 Jun 2026 04:26:59 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4382825/posts Israel conducted strikes on military targets in western and central Iran early Monday local time, the Israeli military announced, escalating a conflict that had already broken through the ceasefire just hours earlier when Iran fired multiple waves of missiles at Israel on Sunday. The strikes came despite a direct phone call from President Trump to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging him not to retaliate immediately for the Iranian missile attack. A senior U.S. official told the Associated Press, on condition of anonymity to describe a private call, that Trump believed he had convinced Netanyahu to wait. Israel struck anyway.... Red State https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4382825/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2026 04:26:59 GMT