Trump says Putin wished him happy birthday, both agree to end Israel-Iran war

US President Donald Trump on Saturday revealed that he received a call from Russian President Vladimir Putin on his 79th birthday and and talked about the war between Israel and Iran which both leaders agreed should endThe conversation occurred before Trump is set to mark hi 79th birthday in the evening by attending a military parade on the streets of Washington DC to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the US ArmyTrump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social President Putin called this morning to very nicely wish me a Happy Birthday but to more importantly talk about Iran a country he knows very wellThe phone call which lasted around an hour primarily focused on the escalating tensions between Israel and Iran Trump mentioned that Putin is wellversed in Iranian affairs and shared his concerns about the conflictThe call lasted approximately 1 hour He feels as do I this war in IsraelIran should end to which I explained his war should also end said TrumpTrump emphasised that the situation in the region is very alarming and urged Putin to end Russias involvement in the UkraineTrump said he and Putin spent much less time talking about Russias war in Ukraine during the approximately onehour call He said that topic will be for next weekThe leaders also touched on a potential prisoner swap with large numbers of prisoners being exchanged immediately from both sidesWe talked at length Much less time was spent talking about RussiaUkraine but that will be for next week He is doing the planned prisoner swaps large numbers of prisoners are being exchanged immediately from both sides added TrumpAlthough the majority of the conversation centered around the Middle East Trump did bring up the Ukraine conflict stating that they would discuss it further the following week Putin reportedly briefed Trump on his recent talks with Iranian and Israeli leaders reiterating Russias proposal for mutually acceptable solutions on the Iranian nuclear issueThe conversation marks the fifth call between the two leaders since Trump took office and signalled a shift in US policy toward Russia a significant departure from the stance held by his predecessor Joe BidenWhile Biden rallied international support to condemn Russias 2022 invasion Trump has cultivated a friendly relationship with Vladimir Putin often praising the Russian leaders strategic thinkingTrumps stance has raised eyebrows particularly his tendency to blame both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the ongoing warTrump has criticised Zelenskyys handling of the conflict even labeling him a dictator due to postponed elections in UkraineMeanwhile Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov confirmed the call between Trump and Putin He said Vladimir Putin condemned Israels military operation against Iran and expressed serious concern about a possible escalation of the conflict which would have unpredictable consequences for the entire situation in the Middle EastAccording to Ushakov Trump described events in the Middle East as very alarming The two leaders also said they do not rule out a return to the negotiating track on Irans nuclear program Ushakov saidOn Friday June 13 Israel launched a largescale strike on Iranian territory targeting nuclear sites Iran launched three retaliatory waves of missiles at targets in IsraelProjectiles were seen in the skies above Jerusalem late Saturday as Iran and Israel launched another round of missiles at each other according to CNNIsrael has launched a wave of strikes targeting different areas of Iran according to the Israeli military and Iranian mediaIsrael Defense Forces IDF Spokesperson Effie Defrin said that the Israeli Air Forces IAF ongoing operation has lasted nearly 40 hours and targeted over 150 objectivesIAF aircraft are completing a wave of strikes against military and strategic assets nuclear program sites and highranking figures in Irans terror leadership These are significant targets at the very heart of Iran and its terrorist proxies Defrin saidThe IDF confirmed that they are currently striking military targets in TehranAir defenses were activated in several Iranian cities including Tehran Isfahan and Mashhad Irans stateowned Press TV reportedIranian state media also posted videos purportedly of air defenses intercepting projectiles in Zanjan and KhorramabadIran has launched a new barrage of projectiles towards Israel state media outlet IRNA reported late SaturdayThe Iranian outlet said that this latest volley includes both missiles and dronesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever