Israel-Iran conflict: Donald Trump calls on the two countries to "find an agreement"

Donald Trump called on Israel and Iran to "find a deal" on Sunday, June 15, even if they may have to fight first, he said, as intense exchanges of fire between the two countries continued for the fourth consecutive night .

"Iran and Israel should reach an agreement, and they will," the US president wrote on his Truth Social network on Sunday morning, adding that "many calls and meetings are taking place right now."

At the end of the day, before leaving for the G7 in Canada , Donald Trump renewed his appeal to the two countries: "I think it's time to make a deal and we'll see what happens. Sometimes they have to fight, but we'll see what happens. I think there's a good chance there will be a deal," he said on the threshold of the White House before boarding his Marine One helicopter.

Israel stepped up its deadly strikes across Iran on Sunday, targeting the capital, the city of Mashhad in the northeastern corner of the country, as well as military installations in the west, to which Tehran responded with new missile strikes.

On the third day of the Israeli air offensive, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to make Iran pay "a very heavy price" after the civilian deaths caused by salvos of Iranian ballistic missiles fired in retaliation at Israel, which hit populated areas.

Iran, for its part, promised on Sunday a "devastating response" to the Israeli attacks and affirmed that Israel would soon be "no longer habitable."