Israel-Iran live: Three killed as Iranian missiles strike Israel - hours after Trump claims ceasefire deal has been reached
Explosions have been heard in Tel Aviv overnight - plunging the US president's claims of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran into doubt. Iran's foreign minister has thanked "our brave Armed Forces who remain ready to defend our dear country until their last drop of blood".
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