President Trump is trying to keep negotiations alive. Iran has shown it can still impose costs. Israel is trying to preserve deterrence without losing Washington’s diplomatic framework.

Iran’s attack on Israel threatens to escalate a conflict that has been largely contained since a ceasefire in April, as the president urges all sides to pull back.

On Monday morning, President Donald Trump posted to social media that "both sides, Israel and Iran, are looking to do an immediate ceasefire."

Tehran launched missiles toward Israel late on Sunday, describing the strikes as retaliation for Israeli attacks on Hezbollah strongholds on the outskirts of Beirut. Israel…

US president Donald Trump intervenes after both sides exchange strikes