Iran Fires Missiles at Israel; Trump Says No Injuries, Urges No Retaliation

President Trump stated that recent Iranian strikes caused no injuries and said he hopes Israel will not retaliate. During a call with another head of state, he said both sides have "had their fun" and added that the strikes caused no injuries. No injuries or damage from the strikes were reported in the president's account.

The comments come after a week of heightened tensions between the involved parties. The same statement noted that officials are close to a deal with Iran even after the recent escalation. Barak Ravid reported the remarks from the call between the president and another head of state.

U.S. and Iran are in the midst of intense negotiations over a Memorandum of Understanding that could end the current war, while lifting the blockade on Iran and gradually resuming global maritime access to the Strait of Hormuz. " Trump's statement about the pending MOU was disputed by Iran's pro-government Fars News, which called the post "a mix of truth and lies," stating that Trump had omitted the up-front economic concessions he had agreed to make to Iran and commitments to immediately end the war in Lebanon, and falsely portrayed Iran's own agreed commitments about its nuclear program and future control of the strait.

An Iranian official confirmed to Drop Site's Jeremy Scahill that Tehran had agreed to what mediators said was final draft language of a memorandum of understanding. However, a "deep distrust" of Trump is preventing any official announcement. -Israeli strikes.

S. " Iran also warned Trump would likely mischaracterize the privately agreed terms to promote his "victor" narrative. Over the past several weeks of war, Babak, the 42-year-old head of a small engineering firm in Tehran, has been forced to lay off most of his employees.

The decision came following a catastrophic decline in business during the war, he told Drop Site, as well as a shutdown of the national internet that further constrained its ability to operate. "At one point we had 25 employees. Right now, we're working with a staff of six.

Reducing our staff has been painful, we've spent a lot of time working side by side. They're like your family, your brothers and sisters," he said. In March, the Iranian government increased the monthly minimum wage in the country to around $90 USD to help insulate the population from inflation.

While the measure helped keep the economy afloat during the war, it also forced Babak and many other small business owners who had already been struggling to operate to lay off staff to survive. His firm works on mining and oil and gas projects, including the design of pipelines and storage facilities. "Most of our employees have master's degrees or PhDs in civil engineering and architecture.

Right now, many of them have second or third jobs. They're driving taxis, exchanging currency or selling gold to make money," Babak said. -Israeli military campaign. The economic impact of the war has forced many educated Iranians out of their professions in a desperate search to make ends meet in a shattered economy.