Trump lashes out at Israel as his Middle East truce appears to falter
President Donald Trump flashed intense anger this morning as the ceasefire he brokered between Israel and Iran appeared to grow more fragile.
Trump was critical of both sides, but reserved his harshest condemnation for Israel, who he said 'unloaded' on Iran 'as soon as we made the deal.'
'We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don't know what the fuck they're doing,' a furious Trump said of Israel and Iran, each of which he accused of violating the truce he announced the night earlier.
The president affirmed he did not believe the ceasefire was broken. But he said he was unhappy in particular with Israel, who he said quickly violated the truce.
'Israel, as soon as we made the deal they came out and they dropped a load of bombs, the likes of which I've never seen before,' he said as he departed Washington for a NATO summit in the Netherlands. 'The biggest load that we've seen.'
'I'm not happy with Israel. You know, when I say, 'OK now you have 12 hours,' you don't go out to the first hour, just drop everything you have on, so I'm not happy with them. I'm not happy with Iran either,' he said.
Trump continued his censure in a social media post that appeared shortly after he departed the White House on Marine One.
'ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!' Trump wrote on Truth Social.
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Both Iran and Israel claim victory, affirm ceasefire hinges on reciprocal adherence as truce appears to hold - as it happened - Region
After 12 days of intense conflict marked by deadly Israeli strikes on Iran and Iranian missile retaliation against Israel, the United States brokered a ceasefire between the two sides on Tuesday. Ahram Online provides live coverage of a developing situation as President Trump insists both sides adhere to the truce. The Middle East has been on the brink of disaster since 13 June 2025. Israel launched airstrikes against Iranian nuclear facilities and military infrastructure. In retaliation, Iran fired missiles at various targets inside Israel. For 12 days, the two sides exchanged deadly and devastating attacks. On Sunday, the US joined Israel and bombed three nuclear enrichment facilities in Iran. Iran responded by targeting a US military base in Qatar. Iranian officials reported at least 610 killed and thousands injured from Israeli strikes, while 28 Israeli died throughout the conflict. On Tuesday morning, US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire deal, calling it the end of the '12 Day War.' The agreement stipulated that Iran would halt attacks first, followed by Israel 12 hours later. In the ensuing hours, Israel and Iran accused each other of violating the truce soon after it came into effect. Trump urged both sides—particularly Israel—to respect the ceasefire and avoid further violence. Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday that Tehran would not violate the ceasefire deal unless Israel does. 22:48 The death toll in the Israeli strikes on residential buildings in northwest Iran early this morning has risen to 16, Fars news agency, citing a regional official. The attack in Gilan province in Iran wounded 33 people and destroyed four residential units, the deputy governor of Gilan said. 22:17 Iranian air defences were activated again against drones in the northwestern city of Tabriz, two Iranian news sites reported, Reuters said. There was no official confirmation from Iranian authorities. 22:02 An early US intelligence assessment indicated that the American strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities last week did not destroy the core components of Tehran's nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, CNN reported, citing three people briefed on it. "This alleged assessment is flat-out wrong," CNN said, quoting White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. 22:00 Mirroring Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's earlier declaration, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu boldly proclaimed a 'historic victory' in a televised address following 12 days of intense conflict with Iran. 'We have achieved a historic victory,' Netanyahu declared at the start of his nearly 10-minute speech, delivered soon after both countries agreed to a ceasefire. As reported earlier, the Iranian president announced the 'end of the 12-day war' imposed by Israel in a message to the nation. 'Today, after the heroic resistance of our great nation, whose determination makes history, we are witnessing the establishment of a truce and the ending of this 12-day war imposed by the adventurism and provocation' of Israel, Pezeshkian said. 'The terrorist enemy is the one who started the war, but its end was determined by the will of our people, and the world witnessed the greatness of our country,' he added. In further remarks during his address, Netanyahu threatened that Israel would strike Iran's nuclear project again if it were rebuilt. Iranians have been holding nationwide rallies to celebrate what they view as a victory over Israel. ❤️🇮🇷 NOW: MASSIVE CELEBRATION VICTORIES ongoing in IRAN! — Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) June 24, 2025 🚨⚡️BREAKING Iranians celebrate the "Divine Victory" in Revolution Square, Tehran. — RussiaNews 🇷🇺 (@mog_russEN) June 24, 2025 21:25 Israeli defence minister Israel Katz said he had spoken with his US counterpart, Pete Hegseth, and "emphasized that Israel will respect the ceasefire—as long as the other side does.' 21:00 Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Badr Abdelatty, reiterated the utmost importance of respecting the sovereignty of Gulf and Arab states and condemned any violation of their unity and territorial integrity during a phone call with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi. Abdelatty welcomed the recently announced ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran, emphasising the need for both sides to adhere to it. He considered the agreement a crucial step toward containing the regional escalation, restoring stability, and paving the way for political and diplomatic solutions. 20:19 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has engaged in a series of phone calls with key regional leaders to reassure them of Tehran's commitment to regional stability following the recent military operation targeting a US base in Qatar. During a phone call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, he said Tehran is ready to resolve issues with the United States based on international frameworks, according to Iran's official news agency, IRNA. But even as he appeared to express willingness to revisit nuclear talks, Pezeshkian said his country would continue to "assert its legitimate rights" to the peaceful use of atomic power. In a separate call with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, President of the United Arab Emirates, he emphasized Tehran's respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations, stating, 'We believe that the region can only be developed through cooperation, stability, and peace, without interference from external parties.' Earlier, Pezeshkian spoke with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, stressing that Iran has no intention of confrontation with Qatar. He assured Doha that the military operation against the US base was solely a response to US complicity in the Israeli assault against Tehran. 'Iran's government and people appreciate Qatar's friendly and brotherly intentions and are grateful for its empathy, solidarity, and consistent support during difficult times,' he said. The Iranian President announced earlier the "end of the 12-day war" imposed by Israel, in a message to the nation carried by the official IRNA news agency. "Today, after the heroic resistance of our great nation, whose determination makes history, we are witnessing the establishment of a truce and the ending of this 12-day war imposed by the adventurism and provocation" of Israel, Pezeshkian said. 'The terrorist enemy is the one who started the war, but its end was determined by the will of our people, and the world witnessed the greatness of our country,' Pezeshkian added. 20:11 Israeli Army Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir said, 'We have concluded a significant phase, but the campaign against Iran is not over.' In a statement, he claimed that Tel Aviv had set back Iran's nuclear program 'by years' during 12 days of strikes and that the campaign against Iran is now 'entering a new phase.' 'We've set Iran's nuclear project back by years, and the same applies to its missile program,' he added. Following US air strikes on Sunday, Donald Trump claimed his forces had "totally obliterated" Iran's main nuclear sites. Analysts said, however, that it remained unclear whether the strikes had put the nuclear capabilities out of reach, with the possibility that Iran had moved its stockpiles of highly enriched uranium out of the targeted sites. 19:40 President Donald Trump said that Israel and Iran 'both wanted to stop the war equally.' In a post on Truth Social, he took credit for bringing the conflict to an end and claimed he was responsible for destroying all nuclear facilities in Iran. 18:51 In an interview with The Associated Press, Israel's ambassador to France said Israel has killed at least 14 Iranian physicists and nuclear engineers during the 12-Day assaults on the country. 18:46 Iranian airspace partially reopened, following the country's ceasefire with Israel, according to aviation monitoring company FlightRadar24. 🟢 Iraqi airspace has reopened and flights are now 🟡 Iranian airspace is now open to international arrivals and departures to/from Tehran with prior permission. — Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) June 24, 2025 Iran's air space is to be reopened tonight, Iran's state-affiliated Nournews is reporting. 18:19 The UK government says a second flight evacuating British citizens and their families from Israel has departed Tel Aviv. An earlier RAF evacuation flight took off from Ben Gurion Airport on Monday afternoon. The US has also evacuated some 250 American citizens and their immediate family members from Israel by government, military and charter flights that began over the weekend, a State Department official says, according to AP. Since 21 June, the official says the US has organized seven flights, most of which have gone to Athens, Greece, Rome, Italy, and Larnaca, Cyprus. Other Americans, including nonessential embassy staff and their families, have left via land to Jordan and Egypt, while others have departed Israel by ship. The official did not have statistics for those departures, which do not necessarily involve U.S. government assistance. There are an estimated 700,000 American citizens in Israel, most of them dual U.S.-Israeli nationals, many of whom reside in illegal colonial settlements established on occupied Palestinian territory, in violation of international law and United Nations resolutions. Evacuees from Israel arrive at the airport of Larnaca, Cyprus. AP 18:01 China can continue to buy Iranian oil, US President Donald Trump said in what appeared to be relief for Tehran from sanctions Washington has previously imposed to punish the trade. 'China can now continue to purchase Oil from Iran. Hopefully, they will be purchasing plenty from the US, also,' Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform as he travelled to a NATO summit in The Hague. China positions as the main buyer of Iranian oil, buying more than 90 percent of Iran's oil exports, according to the analysis firm Kpler. It imported 1.3 million barrels of Iranian crude oil a day in April. 17:48 Iran said it had begun efforts to rebuild residential areas and public infrastructure damaged in Israeli attacks over 12 days. "We witnessed attacks on residential areas, as well as on scientific centres, research institutes, healthcare facilities and civilians... therefore we are facing a major task ahead in terms of reconstruction," government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani told state TV, adding that the authorities have begun to assess the extent of the damage. 17:43 China's foreign minister Wang Yi said that Beijing supports Iran in achieving a 'genuine ceasefire', as Israel accused Tehran of violating a fragile truce. "China supports Iran in safeguarding its national sovereignty and security, and, on that basis, achieving a genuine ceasefire so that people can return to normal life," Wang told his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi in a phone call, according to a Chinese foreign ministry statement. Wang, in his call with Araghchi, said that China had immediately "voiced condemnation" after US strikes on key nuclear facilities in Iran on Saturday. "Military strikes on nuclear facilities that are under the safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency seriously violate the purposes of the UN Charter and international law," Wang added. 17:36 Iran's Revolutionary Guards said that a European accused of spying on "sensitive and military" sites was arrested in the country's south. "A European was arrested by security forces from the Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps... in Hormozgan province" in the south, the Guards' Sepahnews website said, noting that "the individual... entered Iran as a tourist". "He was gathering intelligence on sensitive and military sites," it added, without elaborating. 17:31 Donald Trump has been speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One as he travels to a Nato summit in the Netherlands, saying he doesn't want to see regime change in Iran. Asked if he wanted such a change, he said, "No. If there was, there was, but no, I don't want it. I'd like to see everything calm down as quickly as possible." "Regime change takes chaos, and ideally we don't want to see so much chaos," Trump added. 16:50 Images capture the early moments of calm in Iran and Israel following the ceasefire. Smoke blows from a location of an Israeli strike on Babol and Babolsar, northern Iran. Photo courtesy of Iraninarabic X account. Iranian women walk at Enghlab Square in the capital, Tehran. AFP Israeli emergency services and security officers search for casualties in the rubble of a building hit by an Iranian missile in Beersheba in southern Israel. AFP Firefighters inspect the site struck by an Iranian missile strike, in Beersheba, Israel, on June 24, AP. An Israeli man carries an assault rifle while walking down the street with a baby in a pram, in a street in Tel Aviv. AFP 16:50 Iran said that Israel has killed at least 610 civilians and wounded more than 4,700 since the start of its attack on the country. 'They are all civilians,' health ministry spokesman Hossein Kermanpour said, announcing the increase from the previously reported toll of more than 400 dead and 3,056 wounded. 'Over the past 12 days, hospitals... have been confronted with extremely harrowing scenes,' he wrote on social media platform X. Those killed in the Israeli strikes included 13 children, the youngest of whom was two months old, the ministry said, as well as five doctors and rescue workers. The ministry also said seven hospitals and nine ambulances had been damaged in the Israeli attacks. من شخصاً به قول و کردار رژیم صهیونی و همراهان غربیاش اعتماد ندارم اما اگر اینها بتوانند یک بار روی قول خود مانده دوباره خون ملت بیدفاع ما را نریزند، باید به اطلاع برسانم طی ۱۲ روز گذشته بیمارستانهای وزارت بهداشت با صحنههای بسیار ناگواری روبرو شدند: تا ساعت 12:00 ( ۳ تیر )… — حسین کرمانپور (@HKermanpour) June 24, 2025 16:47 Iran's prison authority has transferred prisoners out of Evin prison after it was hit by Israeli strikes, the judiciary said. The prison authority 'transferred the inmates who were serving their sentences in this prison (Evin) to other facilities within Tehran province... to safeguard the rights of the prisoners and to provide space for emergency response teams,' the judiciary's Mizan Online website said. Iranian media reported that transferring the prisoners had been completed, but did not specify how many inmates were moved, according to AFP. Media also reported that authorities on Tuesday defused two unexploded missiles that landed near the prison during an Israeli strike the day before. 'Two unexploded missiles that had been fired yesterday and landed in the vicinity of Evin prison were defused and safely transferred to a secure location,' Tasnim news agency reported, citing a police spokesman. Earlier, judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir said multiple people were killed and wounded in the Israeli strike on the prison on Monday, state TV reported. 'Due to this destruction, a number of our fellow citizens, including administrative and judicial staff, visiting civilians, family members of inmates and the inmates themselves, were injured, and we have had martyrs in this incident,' he said. 16:00 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that Israel had failed to achieve the objectives of its aggression against Iran "Tehran remained committed to the ceasefire unless Israel breached it first." Speaking after 12 days of war, he said Iran was ready to engage in dialogue and defend the rights of its people at the negotiating table. He also accused Israel and its allies of attempting to incite public unrest within Iran but said their efforts had failed. 15:30 The Fars news agency reported explosions in Babolsar, a city in Mazandaran province to the north of Tehran. Meanwhile, the semi-official Mehr and ISNA news agencies say that the ceasefire has been 'violated' because there have been explosions in Babol and Babolsar cities in Mazandaran, with air defences activated there. Iranian state TV has also acknowledged explosions in Babolsar. 14:50 Iranian media reported two explosions north of Tehran and another in the city of Babolsar, in Mazandaran Province, prompting the activation of Iranian air defences. According to Axios, citing an Israeli official, US President Donald Trump called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and urged him not to launch any attack on Iran. Netanyahu reportedly told Trump he could not cancel the planned strike, insisting that a response was necessary following what Israel claimed was an Iranian violation of the ceasefire. Israeli Army Radio said the air force targeted a radar facility near Tehran in what it described as a symbolic strike. Channel 14 reported the military installation was hit shortly after Trump publicly instructed Israel to call off its bombing plans. Israeli media later quoted security sources saying the incident had concluded and that the ceasefire between Israel and Iran was now in effect. 14:30 President Trump posts Israeli jetfighters on their way to attack Iran, but they will not do so and will return! Earlier, Trump issued a warning to Israel on his Truth Social platform. He says the country should not carry out strikes. 14:00 The US president wrote: "ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!" The warning follows an agreed ceasefire between Iran and Israel, which came into effect early this morning. Trump said both Israel and Iran violated a ceasefire he announced hours earlier, and he was not happy with either country, but especially Israel. Speaking to reporters before leaving for the Nato summit in The Hague, Trump said Israel 'unloaded' right after agreeing to the deal. Trump said the country's nuclear capacities are gone and it would never rebuild its nuclear programme. US President Donald Trump said that Israel has to 'calm down' after he said both Israel and Iran violated a ceasefire he tried to broker. 'I gotta get Israel to calm down now,' Trump said as he left the White House, Reuters reported. 'Israel, as soon as we made the deal, they came out and they dropped a load of bombs, the likes of which I've never seen before, the biggest load that we've seen." 'We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don't know what the f**k they're doing.' 13:45 Iran's health minister says 606 people have been killed in Israeli strikes since 13 June, Iranian media report. More than 5,000 people have been injured and are receiving medical care, Mohammad Reza Zafarghani says. The minister also says Iran has seen its worst attacks in the past 24 hours, with 107 people killed, as reported by the BBC. 13:30 Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani persuaded Iran to accept a US-proposed ceasefire with Israel after Iranian missiles struck near the American-run Al Udeid base outside Doha, a source familiar with the talks told AFP. Al-Thani contacted Iranian officials at Washington's request following Monday's unprecedented attack on Qatari soil, the source said. 'In the aftermath of the strikes on Al Udeid, President [Donald] Trump told the Emir of Qatar that Israel had signed off on an American ceasefire proposal,' the source added. 'The US president then asked Qatar to help Iran agree to a deal... Vice President JD Vance spoke to the Qatari prime minister... who persuaded Iran to agree to the proposal in a call with the Iranians.' Israel confirmed on Tuesday that it had accepted the truce, which Trump announced hours earlier. Iran's Supreme National Security Council, meanwhile, said Israel had been compelled to 'unilaterally' cease fire. Since then, both sides have accused each other of violating the agreement. 12:50 Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said the strike 'had nothing to do' with Qatar and was an 'act of self-defence' against US and Israeli threats. 'Iran remains fully committed to its good-neighbourliness policy with respect to the State of Qatar and other neighbouring countries,' he posted on X. 'We resolve not to let US/Israeli criminal aggressions and malign policies against Iran create division between us and the brotherly countries of the region.' 12:30 Qatar has condemned Iran's missile strike on the US-run Al-Udeid air base, calling it a 'blatant aggression' and 'flagrant violation' of its sovereignty, the BBC reported. In a letter to the UN secretary general, Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs described Monday's attack as an 'extremely dangerous escalation' that posed 'a direct threat to regional peace and security.' The letter accused Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of endangering Qatar's territorial integrity and said Doha reserved the right to respond 'directly and proportionately' in line with international law. Qatar also said it had summoned the Iranian ambassador. 12:10 Abdolrahim Mousavi, chief of Iran's General Staff of the Armed Forces, said no missiles had been fired towards Israel in recent hours, according to Iranian state media. At 08:30 CLT, the Israeli military said it had identified missiles launched from Iran and intercepted them over northern Israel. Abdolrahim Mousavi, chief of Iran's General Staff of the Armed Forces. Iranian media Before the Trump-declared truce began, both sides exchanged heavy fire overnight. Iranian state media say waves of missiles from Israel have hit the capital and other cities - at least nine people have been killed, including a nuclear scientist. Some residents told BBC Persian they saw one of the "heaviest" barrages since the conflict began 12 days ago. 11:40 Iran's Supreme National Security Council has released a statement about "imposing the halt of the war" on Israel and its "terrorist supporters". The Council warned that "any further aggression will be met with a decisive, firm, and timely response by Iran." The Council praises the Iranian people for their "awareness, resilience, and unity." It added that the "enemy's defeat" is due to the Iranians' "firm resolve, strategic patience, and refusal to accept humiliation or one-sided compromise." The statement also commended Iran and its forces for delivering "decisive and calculated blows" in retaliation for attacks on Iran. Earlier, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran would halt attacks only if Israel ceased its own. 11:00 Israel has vowed a forceful response after claiming Iran fired two missiles shortly after a Trump-declared ceasefire between Tel-Aviv and Tehran came into effect, escalating tensions despite the truce. Defence Minister Israel Katz ordered the army to 'respond forcefully to Iran's violation of the ceasefire with intense strikes.' Army Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir promised: 'We will strike with force,' while far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich tweeted: 'Tehran will tremble.' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Tel Aviv would 'respond forcefully' to truce violations. 10:00 An Iranian ballistic missile struck a residential building in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba early Tuesday, killing at least five people and wounding 20 others — just hours before a Trump-declared ceasefire between Iran and Israel came into effect. Air raid sirens sounded across northern and southern Israel around 5:00am local time, shortly before the impacts. The Israeli army said Iran launched between 10 and 15 ballistic missiles in six salvos, according to statements carried by local media. Al Jazeera reported that the attack lasted more than an hour. Emergency services responded to multiple strike sites, including the heavily damaged apartment block in Beersheba, Negev Desert. Firefighters and Home Front Command soldiers later recovered the body of a fifth victim from the rubble, according to the Fire and Rescue Service. Two of the wounded were reported in moderate condition. The strikes occurred four hours after US President Donald Trump said at 1:00am Cairo Local Time (CLT) that Iran and Israel had agreed to a truce. He declared the ceasefire officially in effect at 8:08am CLT. Israel confirmed its acceptance around 9:10am CLT. Iran, however, denied that any agreement had been reached. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran would halt its operations only if Israel ended its 'illegal aggression.' Emergency workers check the damage caused to a building from an Iranian missile strike in Beersheba in southern Israel on June 24, 2025. AFP 09:00 Israel has accepted a ceasefire proposal from US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement carried by Israeli media on Tuesday. Earlier, Trump announced that a truce was now in effect and urged both sides to avoid further escalation. Netanyahu's office said the prime minister met with senior officials, including the defence minister, military chief of staff, and the head of Mossad, to declare the success of 'Operation Rising Lion,' according to Israeli media. 'Israel has removed a dual immediate existential threat – both in the nuclear and ballistic missile fields,' the statement claimed. The Iranian flag flutters next to an image of Mohammad Bakeri, commander of the surface-to-surface missile array in the Revolutionary Guards Air Force, with the slogan 'Killed by Natanyahu' at a memorial for those killed by Israel, at Hafteh-tir Square, in Tehran on June 23, 2025. AFP 08:00 US President Donald Trump today announced a comprehensive ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran, declaring an imminent end to what he termed "THE 12 DAY WAR." This dramatic development follows an overnight missile attack by Iran on the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, which houses US troops. According to President Trump's post, the ceasefire agreement has been "fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran." The process will begin approximately six hours after the announcement, allowing both nations to conclude their current military operations. The overnight Iranian missile strike on Al Udeid Air Base was a direct retaliation for the recent US bombings of Iranian nuclear facilities. While explosions were heard over Qatar's capital, Doha, Qatari and US officials confirmed that the missiles were successfully intercepted, resulting in no casualties or significant damage. President Trump acknowledged the Iranian strike, calling it a "very weak response" and noting that the US was given a warning, which helped prevent any loss of life. Iran, for its part, stated the strike was calibrated to mirror the number of bombs dropped by the US on its nuclear sites and was not intended to harm its "friendly and brotherly country, Qatar." The ceasefire agreement details a staggered de-escalation: Iran will initiate its ceasefire first, followed by Israel commencing its ceasefire upon the 12th hour. The conflict will then be officially declared "ENDED" at the 24th hour. During their respective ceasefire periods, both sides are expected to remain "PEACEFUL and RESPECTFUL." President Trump expressed strong optimism for the success of the agreement, stating, "On the assumption that everything works as it should, which it will, I would like to congratulate both Countries, Israel and Iran, on having the Stamina, Courage, and Intelligence to end, what should be called 'THE 12 DAY WAR.'" He emphasized the significance of this resolution, noting, "This is a War that could have gone on for years, and destroyed the entire Middle East, but it didn't, and never will!" The announcement concluded with a message of hope for the region: "God bless Israel, God bless Iran, God bless the Middle East God bless the United States." 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Iran said on Tuesday that it was ready to return to negotiations with the United States, as a fragile ceasefire in its war with Israel took hold after 12 12-day war. But even as he appeared to express willingness to revisit nuclear talks derailed by Israel's surprise attack, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country would continue to "assert its legitimate rights" to the peaceful use of atomic power. The United States on Sunday had joined Israel's campaign with strikes on key nuclear sites. After Iran retaliated with a missile attack Monday night targeting a US base in Qatar, President Donald Trump called for de-escalation, announcing the contours of a truce deal hours later. In a phone call Tuesday, Pezeshkian told his Emirati counterpart "to explain to them, in your dealings with the United States, that the Islamic Republic of Iran is only seeking to assert its legitimate rights". "It has never sought to acquire nuclear weapons and does not seek them," he was quoted as saying by the official IRNA news agency, adding that Iran was "ready to resolve the issues... at the negotiating table". Israel has said its war, which began on June 13, was aimed at preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, an ambition Tehran has long denied holding. After Trump angrily berated both sides for early violations of the truce on Tuesday, Tehran announced it would respect the terms of the deal if Israel did the same, while Israel said it had refrained from further strikes. Claims of victory Both Israel and Iran appeared to claim victory following the announcement of the truce. The Israeli government said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had convened his cabinet "to announce that Israel had achieved all the objectives of Operation Rising Lion and much more". It added that it had removed the "dual existential threat" of Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, while vowing to respond forcefully to any violations of the ceasefire. Iran's top security body, meanwhile, said the Islamic republic's forces had "compelled" Israel to "unilaterally" stand down. Its Revolutionary Guards also hailed a last-minute missile salvo fired at Israel as "a historic and unforgettable lesson to the Zionist enemy". Israeli rescuers reported four people killed when a missile struck a residential building in the southern city of Beersheba early Tuesday. In Iran, state television said an overnight Israeli strike in the north killed nuclear scientist Mohammad Reza Seddighi Saber. Strikes on US base Over the course of its campaign, Israeli strikes hit nuclear and military targets, killing scientists and army brass, as well as residential areas, prompting waves of Iranian missile attacks on Israel. While Iran and Israel have been locked in a shadow war for decades, it has been by far the most destructive confrontation between the arch-foes. The war saw US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites using massive bunker-busting bombs, followed by an Iranian reprisal targeting the United States' largest military facility in the Middle East. Trump shrugged off that response as "weak", thanking Tehran for giving advanced notice and announcing the outline of the ceasefire just hours later. Iran's National Security Council had said the number of missiles launched at the base "was the same as the number of bombs that the US had used" against Iran. Ali Vaez, Iran project director for the International Crisis Group, told AFP: "This was calibrated and telegraphed in a way that would not result in any American casualties, so that there is an off ramp for both sides." 'Everyone is tired' Some Israelis on Tuesday welcomed the prospect of a truce. "Everyone is tired. We just want to have some peace of mind," said Tel Aviv resident Tammy Shel, voicing hope for a lasting ceasefire. "For us, for the Iranian people, for the Palestinians, for everyone in the region." In Iran, people remained uncertain whether the peace would hold. Amir, 28, fled from Tehran to the Caspian Sea coast and told AFP by phone, "I really don't know... about the ceasefire but honestly, I don't think things will return to normal." Israel's attacks on Iran have killed at least 610 civilians and wounded more than 4,700, according to the health ministry. Iranian strikes on Israel have killed 28 people, according to official figures and rescuers. The international community reacted with cautious optimism to news of the truce. Saudi Arabia and the European Union welcomed Trump's announcement, while Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia hoped "that this will be a sustainable ceasefire". But French President Emmanuel Macron warned there was an "increased" risk that Iran would attempt to enrich uranium secretly following the strikes on its nuclear sites. During their talks, Iran and the United States had been at odds over the former's uranium enrichment, which Tehran considers a "non-negotiable" right and which Washington has called a "red line". After the truce was announced, some turned their attention to the ongoing fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, arguing it was time to bring an end to that war too. The Palestinian Authority, Hamas, Israel's opposition leader, and the main group representing the families of Israeli captives all called for a Gaza ceasefire. Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp Short link:
