US President Donald Trump has urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to retaliate against Iranian missile strikes, saying the US is 'very close to a final deal' with Iran.
Trump made the comments after Iran launched a barrage of missiles at Israel on Sunday, prompting a warning from Tel Aviv.
The US President held a phone call with Netanyahu shortly after, but the details of the conversation were not immediately clear.
Trump said the Iranian strikes did not cause any harm and warned that Israeli retaliation would prolong the fighting for many more years.
The US President also called on Iran to return to talks and warned that the strikes could harm negotiations.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said the latest attack was a 'warning' after Israel struck Beirut's southern suburbs earlier in the day.
