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Iran live updates: US shoots down 2 Iranian drones attempting to strike ships in Strait of Hormuz
However, Trump says an Iran agreement could be signed as soon as this weekend.
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.
Following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire, initial U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan in April failed to reach a peace deal.
Trump later announced the open-ended extension of the ceasefire and the continuation of a U.S. blockade until negotiations are concluded "one way or the other."
Key Headlines
- Pakistani prime minister says final, agreed upon text of peace deal reached
- What the White House says Iran agreed to in a short-term agreement
- Israel will not withdraw from Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank, Katz says
- Iranian official says memorandum of understanding has never been closer
- US moving forward with signing ceremony plans, but deal still needs final approval from Iran, sources say
Trump and Netanyahu spoke Sunday and Monday
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone in two separate calls, once on Sunday and once on Monday, after Israel and Iran exchanged strikes over the weekend, a White House official and an Israeli source familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News.
Netanyahu says 'struggle' with Iran, Hezbollah not over
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video statement Monday that "in the past 24 hours, Iran and Hezbollah have tried to impose a new equation on us. And this equation is intolerable and unacceptable."
"Iran and Hezbollah are weaker than ever, and we are stronger than ever -- but our struggle with them is not over yet," Netanyahu said.
He added that the violent flareup from the last day "is contained," but only because strikes on Israel from Iran stopped after Israel struck Iran.
"Israel has a full right to self-defense, and we exercise it to the extent necessary. I say this to you, as I say it with appreciation and respect in my good conversations with my friend President Trump," Netanyahu said.
-ABC News’ Jordana Miller
Iran cancels all flights following airspace closure
All flights in Iran have been canceled until further notice in the wake of the closure of western Iranian airspace, the nation's Airports and Air Navigation Company announced Monday, according to Iranian state TV.
The only open airport is Mashhad International Airport, which the AANC said will remain open to facilitate people returning from the Hajj pilgrimage.
-ABC News' Somayeh Malekian
15 injured in Israeli attacks on Iran
Fifteen Iranians were injured in recent Israeli attacks on the country, the head of Iran's emergency medical services said on Monday, according to the semi-official Tasnim News Agency.
Fourteen of the injuries were reported in Mahshahr and one was in Tehran, he said, adding that no fatalities have been reported so far.
-ABC News' Somayeh Malekian