Trump and Putin agree Iran-Israel conflict 'should end' in hour-long phone call

US President Donald Trump has revealed details of a one-hour phone call with his Russian counterpart, in which they agreed the conflict between Israel and Iran should end.

Posting on his Truth Social platform, Mr Trump added that he told Vladimir Putin that "his war [in Ukraine] should also end". Iran has retaliated following Israel's attack on its nuclear sites on Friday - which killed senior army officers and nuclear scientists.

Israel-Iran latest: Follow live updates The Iranian response has resulted in at least three people killed and dozens of injuries in Israel, according to medics. Iranian state TV, meanwhile, has reported that 20 children are among the 60 killed in a strike on a Tehran neighbourhood on Saturday.

Iranian missiles were seen entering Israeli airspace on Saturday evening. Meanwhile, RAF jets and military assets are being sent to the Middle East after Tehran warned the UK and other allies their regional bases would be targeted if they helped defend Israel in the growing conflict between the two heavily armed countries.

In his post, Mr Trump said: "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 well. We talked at length.

"Much less time was spent talking about Russia/Ukraine, 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.

"The call lasted approximately 1 hour. He feels, as do I, this war in Israel-Iran should end, to which I explained, his war should also end." Read more on Sky News:Nuclear threat wasn't the only reason Israel attacked IranUS politician shot dead and another wounded - as suspect named Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said President Putin condemned Israel's military operation in Iran and expressed concerns about the risk of escalation.

During the conversation, the Russian leader briefed President Trump on his recent talks with the leaders of Israel and Iran - reiterating Russia's hopes to seek mutually acceptable solutions on Iran's growing nuclear issue. Meanwhile, the latest round of US-Iran nuclear talks scheduled for Sunday in Muscat will not take place, a senior US administration official has told Sky's US partner network NBC News.

However, the official said the US is "not shutting the door to future discussions". "While there will be no meeting on Sunday, we remain committed to talks and hope the Iranians will come to the table soon," the official said..