United States (UN) President Donald Trump says he and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have agreed that the war between Israel and Iran should end.

Trump has posted on social media about their call.

The two leaders spoke amid the escalation of military confrontation.

This after Israel said it took pre-emptive strikes against Iran’s nuclear and military facilities, with reports of oil depots also being targeted. Iran has responded by firing ballistic missiles and drones at Israel, where eight deaths have been reported.

As the war between Israel and Iran escalates, President Trump says he spoke to President Putin and that they both felt the war in Israel-Iran should end.

Trump said he told Putin that the Russia-Ukraine War should also end and that they talked for approximately one hour.

Earlier, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said it was time to de-escalate, to stop the bombardments and missile strikes and allow peace and diplomacy to prevail.

Iran earlier cancelled talks in Oman with the United States on Sunday, saying it would be meaningless to engage in dialogue with a party that was the biggest supporter of the aggressor.

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