US President Donald Trump on Monday called on Israel and Iran to stop fighting “immediately” in the wake of tit-for-tat airstrikes, Anadolu Agency reports.

“Israel and Iran must immediately stop shooting,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform.

In a later post, Trump said that both Tehran and Tel Aviv are “looking to do an immediate ceasefire.”

“Final negotiations on peace are proceeding, subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in its way,” he wrote on Truth Social.

He reiterated that the blockade is “in full force and effect, until a final deal is reached.”