The fragile US-Iran ceasefire is already showing cracks, with Israeli forces pressing ahead with strikes across southern Lebanon — the stronghold of Tehran-backed Hezbollah — despite the truce.

Trump personally called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to urge restraint, asking him to dial back the assault to give the coming negotiations a chance to succeed, two senior administration officials told NBC News. Trump confirmed the call in an interview with the network on Thursday.

“I spoke with Bibi and he’s going to low-key it. I just think we have to be sort of a little more low-key,” he said.

Vice President JD Vance, speaking to reporters in Hungary on Wednesday, echoed the message — suggesting the Israelis may “check themselves a little bit” in their campaign against Lebanon.

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