Trump calls for restraint after Israel launches fresh airstrikes on Beirut (opens in new tab)

US president says ‘all sides should stand down’ as mediators seek to conclude preliminary US-Iran peace deal negotiationsDonald Trump was forced to call for restraint on Sunday after Israel launched fresh airstrikes on Beirut as mediators sought to conclude negotiations on a preliminary peace deal between Iran and the US that would bring the three-month war in the Middle East to a definitive end.Trump played down new Israeli strikes but said “all sides should stand down”.