Israel Strikes Hezbollah in Lebanon as Trump Says Iran Deal Could Be Signed in 2 or 3 Days

President Trump said Tuesday that negotiators were in the “final throes” of talks on a “very good, strong, powerful deal” with Iran that could be signed in two or three days. He made the remarks after attending Game Three of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden.

Trump told reporters that Iran and Israel had agreed through him to stop shooting. He spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday morning, the second call between the two leaders in as many days.

The Israeli military conducted strikes in Lebanon against Iran-backed Hezbollah and issued an evacuation warning for the southern Lebanon city of Tyre, including the Christian Quarter and surrounding camps and neighborhoods. Residents were urged to move north of the Zahrani River.

Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee said Hezbollah was present in the Christian Quarter and that any building used by the group could be targeted. Iran warned on Monday that it would retaliate for any new Israeli attacks in Lebanon.

At least two Iranian air defense personnel, identified as Bahman Hosseini and Ali Reza Abiri, were killed in Monday’s Israeli strikes, according to Iranian state broadcaster IRIB and Lebanese state broadcaster. The two men are to be buried outside Tehran.

The ceasefire between Israel and Iran took effect after the 12-day Iran war that began on February 28.