Iranian parliament committee approves general plan to suspend cooperation with IAEA, news agency reports
CAIRO, June 23 (Reuters) - The national security committee of Iran's parliament approved the general outline of a bill meant to fully suspend Tehran's cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on, citing committee spokesperson Ebrahim Rezaei.
Rezaei said that according to the bill, installing surveillance cameras, allowing inspections, and submitting reports to the IAEA would be suspended as long as the security of nuclear facilities is not guaranteed. Parliament still has to approve the bill in a plenary.
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Sky News
37 minutes ago
- Sky News
Iran confirms it has agreed to ceasefire with Israel - as Trump declares it will begin within hours
A "complete and total ceasefire" has been agreed between Israel and Iran, according to Donald Trump. The US president made the announcement on Truth Social - hours after Tehran launched a missile strike on a US army base in Qatar. In a post shared at just after 11pm UK time, Mr Trump said the first stage of the ceasefire would begin six hours later. This means both countries could still launch strikes in the meantime - and soon after, Israel announced evacuation orders for two areas in Tehran. A senior Iranian official told the Reuters news agency that Tehran has agreed to the ceasefire after being persuaded by Qatar. Mr Trump wrote: "Officially, Iran will start the CEASEFIRE and, upon the 12th Hour, Israel will start the CEASEFIRE and, upon the 24th Hour, an Official END to THE 12 DAY WAR will be saluted by the World. "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.' "This is a War that could have gone on for years, and destroyed the entire Middle East, but it didn't, and never will!" 2:58 Just hours earlier, people in the Qatari capital Doha had stopped and gazed up at the sky as Iranian missiles flew to the American al Udeid base and interceptors fired. Officials said there were no casualties, and the US later confirmed it had been warned about the attack by Iran. Mr Trump was in the Situation Room in the White House as the strikes took place. He later claimed on his social network that the missiles were a "very weak response", which the US "expected" and "very effectively countered". The Iranian attack came after the US dropped "bunker buster bombs" on three key nuclear sites in Iran over the weekend. 1:08 In a new interview on Fox News, US Vice President JD Vance claimed Iran is no longer able to build nuclear weapons after the American attacks. "Iran was very close to having a nuclear weapon," he said. "Now Iran is incapable of building a nuclear weapon with the equipment they have because we destroyed it."
Telegraph
40 minutes ago
- Telegraph
The West has finally rediscovered its resolve in the fight against terror
SIR – The American and Israeli operations against Iran (Letters, June 23) represent a profound reassertion of Western resolve in the face of state terror. These countries have shown that it is possible to confront a regime bent on acquiring weapons of mass destruction with moral clarity rather than appeasement. They have weakened an Iranian state that has for decades spewed undiluted hatred against the West, and sponsored murderous terrorism across the globe. Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump have made the world a safer place. Dr Jeremy Havardi Director, B'nai B'rith UK Bureau of International Affairs Pinner, Middlesex SIR – Before his re-election, President Trump frequently said that he would end wars and bring about world peace during a second term. However, since his inauguration the wars in Gaza and Ukraine have deepened, with no signs of the promised peace agreements, and we are now faced with a potential catastrophe in the Middle East. Perhaps those who voted for him are now realising that the trust they put in him was misguided. Anthony Haslam Farnham, Surrey SIR – The American raid on Iran's nuclear facilities was a masterpiece of military planning and execution, but it is too soon to be cock-a-hoop about the results, and a fact-based intelligence assessment must be awaited. That said, President Trump's resoluteness will have sent a strong message to Moscow and other potential adversaries. Further enrichment of Iranian uranium has been impeded, if not stopped altogether. However, it seems likely that at least some stocks were dispersed before the attack took place. Although these may be insufficient to make a fission weapon, their very existence constitutes a real and present threat to Iran's enemies. The regime in Tehran is heavily beleaguered and may well resort to desperate measures, including the unconventional. The price of true security is maximum vigilance. Air Commodore Michael Allisstone Chichester, West Sussex SIR – Have those marching in support of Iran (report, June 22) never heard of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was held by the regime for six years on bogus espionage charges? Have the women waving placards in support of the Supreme Leader ever been to Iran? I have. My visa photograph had to have no hair showing. My clothes had to be long and baggy, and sandals had to be worn with socks. No bare flesh was allowed. The only time I could remove my headscarf was in the hotel bedroom. Ordinary people would accost us in the street, begging us to ask our prime minister to help them get rid of the 'evil mullahs'. Susan Day Sutton Coldfield Assisted dying division SIR – Opponents of the assisted dying Bill are all crying foul now that it has passed through the House of Commons. Your Leading Article (June 21) was aghast that nearly 10 per cent of deaths in Canada are now 'assisted'. Could this possibly be because the majority of the population is in favour of simple compassion? S Marco (Letters, June 21) writes that, in 25 years working in a hospice, he has seen several family members and friends die peacefully, without pain. I would suspect that he saw many more patients who didn't – and there are, of course, plenty of people who do not get the benefit of access to a palliative care facility. On the same page, Keith Phair says that there should be a national referendum on the issue. Is he aware that repeated polls have shown that about 75 per cent of the population think that assisted dying should be legal in principle? For once, Parliament has reflected the will of the people. It should now make every effort to ensure that the law is enacted as soon as possible. Chris and Ray Knight Thaxted, Essex SIR – Many people, including academics, fear that they will not be taken seriously if they are thought to hold views that are founded on faith. Having ministered to the dying as a Roman Catholic priest for decades, I can't recall a single instance of anyone dying in severe pain or approaching death with great suffering. Indeed, I witnessed very many peaceful and calm deaths, even of the extremely ill. Palliative care can provide all that is necessary to allow folk to meet death with real dignity. As a person of faith (but not, I think, a zealot), I happen to agree with the sentiments so neatly expressed by Professor June Andrews ('Alarming implications of the assisted dying Bill', Letters, June 23). I am shocked at the recklessness of what the Government has done, and I fear that it is now too late to rescue this tragic situation. Fr Terry Martin Rottingdean, East Sussex Reform and non-doms SIR – I appreciate that Nigel Farage is trying to make Reform UK electable, but if he is going to resort to classic socialism to get his party into government – charging non-doms £250,000 to give to the lowest paid in our society (report, June 23) – he will not be getting my vote. That will be going to the party that promises to simplify and streamline government, produce radical plans to attract inward investment, reduce taxes across the board and generally stop interfering with our lives. Georgina Stanger Caerwent, Monmouthshire SIR – How disappointing it was to read the article by Nigel Farage (Comment, June 23). Do we really need two parties 'of working people'? His reasoning was very difficult to understand: what does 'the lives of everyday British citizens' mean? Tennis with no chat SIR – I watched the recent French Open tennis tournament on the Discovery+ channel, which gave me the choice of commentary or 'ambient noise' (Letters, June 23). To be allowed to watch such great tennis matches without the irritating banalities produced by commentators was a blessed relief. Jack Fillingham Stroud, Gloucestershire Peerage rules SIR – Lady Kinvara Balfour calls for the abolition of male primogeniture in the succession to peerages. Every society has its own traditions concerning inheritance. In England, we see the traditional predominance of male primogeniture, but also, in some places, the custom of Borough English, whereby estates pass by default to the youngest male offspring. In the 20th century, we saw the growth of estates being partitioned among all offspring, and even the fiscal incentivisation of inheritance by spouses. Peerages work differently. Their succession is determined by the conditions of their creation. 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And now the blasted blackbirds have eaten the lot. I am too soft and stupid to stop this blatant theft. Andrew Barker Elkstone, Gloucestershire SIR – I have been eating strawberries grown in my modest suburban garden for breakfast and dinner for the past two weeks – with enough left over for my Pimm's. I have a few plants, and the fruits are tastier than those in the shops, which are bred for appearance and shelf life, not flavour. David Oliver Langley, Berkshire SIR – During summers in the late 1960s, my school friends and I picked strawberries in South Gloucestershire. We were allowed to eat as many as we wanted, and strawberry fights were common – but only if we used spoiled fruit. Woe betide anyone who wasted strawberries that were saleable. Letters to the Editor We accept letters by email and post. Please include name, address, work and home telephone numbers. ADDRESS: 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 0DT EMAIL: dtletters@ FOLLOW: Telegraph Letters @LettersDesk
The Guardian
41 minutes ago
- The Guardian
Trump says Israel and Iran have negotiated ‘complete' ceasefire
Donald Trump has claimed that Israel and Iran have negotiated a ceasefire, halting a two-week-old war that has killed hundreds in tit-for-tat strikes launched by Israeli warplanes and Iranian ballistic missiles. The ceasefire was set to begin late on Monday, Trump said, with Iran halting its attacks first and then Israel set to cease offensive operations in the coming hours. Trump said he hoped that the ceasefire would lead to an end of what he called the '12 Day War'. Shortly before the announcement, powerful explosions were reported in the Iranian capital of Tehran, according to Agence France-Presse. 'CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE!' Trump wrote on the Truth Social platform. 'It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE.' There was no immediate response from Iran or Israel. The announcement came after the US joined the Israel-led campaign by striking Iranian uranium enrichment facilities early on Sunday morning, prompting Iran on Monday to launch a choreographed retaliatory strike against a US airbase in Qatar. Trump had called the Iranian attack a 'very weak response' and said he would renew efforts to negotiate a peace between Israel and Iran. The 'END to THE 12 DAY WAR will be saluted by the World,' Trump added. 'During each CEASEFIRE, the other side will remain PEACEFUL and RESPECTFUL. 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.'' In an online post, Trump earlier thanked Iran for 'giving us early notice' of the missile barrage against the US airbase in Qatar and said that no Americans had been killed or harmed in the attack. His remarks suggested that the Iranian response was carefully coordinated to allow Tehran and Washington an off-ramp after the US joined in Israeli strikes target Iranian uranium enrichment facilities in order to cripple Iran's nuclear program before the country could produce a bomb. 'Most importantly, they've gotten it all out of their 'system,' and there will, hopefully, be no further HATE,' Trump wrote. 'Perhaps Iran can now proceed to Peace and Harmony in the Region, and I will enthusiastically encourage Israel to do the same.' Trump advisers privately said they believed Iran would accept the US president's olive branch in order to avoid continued strikes by Israel, and because they had inflicted symbolic retaliation. The ceasefire announcement also appeared an effort to reframe the metrics for success for the US operation targeting Iran's nuclear facilities, after it was unclear whether the deeply buried Fordow site had been destroyed. In a post on social media, Trump said the Iranian sites had been 'totally destroyed'. But the UN's nuclear chief, Rafael Grossi, said: 'At this time, no one, including the [International Atomic Energy Agency], is in a position to assess the underground damage at Fordow.' Trump advisers tried to suggest it did not matter if Fordow was destroyed because Iran had been forced to the negotiating table – even though that would mark a departure from what Trump said he was aiming for over the weekend. Still, the actual damage to the nuclear facilities remains an important question ahead of possible talks between US and Iran – expected to be led by Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff – as it would affect Witkoff's negotiating leverage. Other senior administration officials claimed victory. Vice-president JD Vance on Monday evening claimed Iran was 'incapable of building a nuclear weapon with the equipment they have because we destroyed it'. The US attack followed a wave of missile strikes between Israel and Iran, with Israel bombing the notorious Evin prison, and came after Trump raised the prospect of regime change in Tehran. But as of Monday evening, senior US officials had suggested that the Iranian attack on Qatar was designed to avoid a further escalation that could lead to an all-out war which could imperil the Iranian regime. Trump said 13 of the 14 missiles fired by Iran had been shot down and that one was allowed to hit its target because it was 'headed in a non-threatening direction'. The Qatari defence minister told Al Jazeera television that the country's defences had intercepted the incoming missiles, and that there had been no injuries. Al Jazeera showed footage of debris, reportedly from intercepted missiles lying on an unidentified street, surrounded by residents. A US defence official confirmed that Iran had targeted the Al Udeid airbase in Qatar, the largest US military facility in the Middle East, in 'a retaliatory but largely symbolic response' to the weekend US strikes. The official said Iran launched medium-range ballistic missiles after communicating the move in advance to Qatari and US officials. There were no reports of US casualties. Tehran's symbolic retaliation was similar to that following the assassination of Gen Qassem Suleimani, the powerful leader of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in 2020. After Suleimani was killed in a US drone strike near the Baghdad airport, Iran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles at two Iraqi airbases housing US forces. In a statement posted on the X social platform while the missiles were in the air, Iran's president, Masoud Pezeshkian, said: 'We neither initiated the war nor were we seeking it. But we will not leave aggression against the great Iran without answer.' Iranian armed forces said the barrage was not directed at Qatar itself, which it described as a 'friendly and brotherly' regime. Qatar insisted it had the right to hit back. 'We consider this a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the State of Qatar, its airspace, international law, and the United Nations charter,' the foreign ministry spokesperson, Majed al-Ansari, said in a social media post. Emmanuel Macron expressed solidarity with Qatar, but he also warned that the US strikes against Iran had no 'framework of legality', adding that any regime change in the country should be a result of the will of the people, not of bombs. Earlier in the day, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced it was 'intensifying the attack on the military capabilities of the Iranian regime' with sorties involving 50 warplanes. Some of Monday's attacks were aimed at the Fordow uranium enrichment plant. An Israeli strike on Monday badly damaged the main gate to Evin prison in the north of the capital, used to detain political prisoners and ordinary criminals. Israeli bombs also targeted the headquarters of the Revolutionary Guards and of the Basij, a volunteer militia, which reports directly to the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, said the armed forces were 'currently striking, with unprecedented force, regime targets and governmental repression bodies in the heart of Tehran'. Over the first 11 days of its attacks on Iran, the governing coalition of Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly denied that regime change was a formal war aim, though the prime minister has said it would be a welcome outcome, and called on Iran's people to rise up against the regime in Tehran. On Monday, however, members of his cabinet openly called for the overthrow of Iran's theocratic regime. The science and technology minister, Gila Gamleil, a leading member of Netanyahu's Likud party, wrote on X, according to a translation by the Haaretz newspaper: 'As long as the Nazi ayatollah regime sits in Tehran, it has the potential to rebuild its destructive capabilities.' He added: 'Therefore, we must continue the campaign until the conditions are created for revolution and the removal of the ayatollah regime.' He signed off with the slogan: 'Next year in Tehran.' Iran's judiciary confirmed the damage to Evin but, through its mouthpiece, the Mizan news agency, said: 'The situation in the prison is under control and all means have been used to manage the prison complex.' A Washington-based group, the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran, said: 'Many families of current detainees have expressed deep concern about the safety and condition of their loved ones held inside the prison.' Evin is not just used by the regime to incarcerate Iranian dissidents, but also foreigners and dual nationals who have been seized over the past several years for use as hostages and bargaining chips.
