Israel-Iran live: Trump says it was 'honour' to 'destroy' Iran's nuclear sites - after raging at Israel and Tehran
Iran won't violate ceasefire - unless Israel does, says president
Iranian leader Masoud Pezeshkian has been quoted by state-run media.
According to Nour News, he's said Tehran is "ready to discuss and defend the rights of the Iranian people" at the negotiating table.
"Iran will not violate the ceasefire unless the Zionist regime does so," he added.
Starmer insists the ceasefire 'must hold'
Sir Keir Starmer says the ceasefire "must hold".
"This is an opportunity to secure much-needed stability in the Middle East," he posted on X, as he attends a two-day NATO summit in the Netherlands.
He reiterated his stance that Iran "must never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon" and said the country must now "return to the table and work towards a lasting settlement".
"That's the message that I'm discussing with other leaders at NATO today," he wrote.
Trump says it was an 'honour' to 'destroy' nuclear capability
Donald Trump has again posted on his social media site, Truth Social.
While he's on his way to the NATO summit at The Hague, he's had some more to say on the Iran-Israel conflict.
"Both Israel and Iran wanted to stop the War, equally," he wrote.
"It was my great honor to Destroy All Nuclear facilities & capability, and then, STOP THE WAR!"
Second British evacuation flight leaves Israel
The Foreign Office says another flight evacuating British citizens from Israel has left Tel Aviv.
It follows the first evacuation flight - an RAF jet to Cyprus - yesterday.
More flights will be considered depending on demand.
The Ministry of Defence also released pictures from the first evacuation flight out of Israel, which left Tel Aviv yesterday.
In pictures: Apparent remains of ballistic missile in northern Israel
Analysis: Considerable fear in Iraq that moves to peace could unravel
By Stuart Ramsay, chief correspondent
Iraqi militia closely allied with Iran are being blamed for a series of drone attacks on military bases in the country overnight.
Amongst the bases targeted was the Ain al-Asad base in Iraq's western Anbar province, where the Americans have a presence, although now a major base for Iraqi military as well.
Ain al-Asad was the second biggest base in Iraq after the second Gulf War, a base I have visited many times with American forces.
It is still home to 1500 US personnel.
An Iraqi military spokesperson confirmed that all the bases attacked were in the control of their military rather than American units, and that the drones caused significant damage to radar systems at the several of the bases.
The potential for Shia Muslim militias to act independently of the Iraqi government has been a cause of concern here throughout this recent crisis.
Militia contacts had been warning Sky News that they would respond if the US joined Israel's war with Iran, and this seems to be their response.
While there was damage to the bases, no Iraqi or US service personnel were injured in the drone attacks.
In a series of press conferences and interviews in the past few days, senior Trump administration officials have made it clear that forces working as proxies for Tehran would be targeted and dealt with in the same way as Iran if American interests and people were attacked.
While overnight developments that saw the announcement of what is looking like an increasingly shaky ceasefire brought some relief here in Iraq, there remains considerable fear here that moves to peace could unravel.
Chinese minister says he supports Iran's commitment to national sovereignty
China's foreign minister has told his Iranian counterpart that he supports Iran's commitment to safeguarding national sovereignty and security.
In a phone call with Iran's Abbas Araqchi, Wang Yi said he hope a "real ceasefire" can be achieved on that basis, according to a statement from the Chinese ministry.
He is also in contact with Israel and has spoken to his counterpart in Turkey as well.
Trump posts screenshot of gushing message from NATO chief
Donald Trump has posted what appears to be a text conversation between himself and NATO secretary general Mark Rutte.
"Congratulations and thank you for your decisive action on Iran," reads the effusive screenshot posted by Trump on Truth Social.
"That was truly extraordinary and something no one else dared to do."
The long message, full of praise for the president, says he has "made us all safer" and congratulates him for pushing NATO countries to up their defence commitments to 5% of GDP by 2035.
"Donald, you have driven us to a really really important moment for America and Europe, and the world," reads the screenshot.
"Europe is going to pay in a BIG way as they should, and it will be your win."
Read the message posted by Trump in full below:
Revealed: Israeli jets hovered ominously over Iran until Trump intervened
Exclusive by lead world news presenter Yalda Hakim
Dozens of Israeli warplanes hovered ominously over Iranian airspace this morning, poised to retaliate against multiple salvos of Iranian ballistic missiles launched against Israel in the early hours of the morning.
Those missiles violated the just-established ceasefire in the eyes of Israeli officials and they were ready to respond.
This show of military force was abruptly stopped by a phone call from US President Donald Trump to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
According to sources, Trump demanded Netanyahu halt the operation, fearing that it would unravel the ceasefire and pitch the Middle East back into conflict.
Following the call between the two leaders, the Israeli aircraft were ordered to return to base.
A single fighter jet executed a solitary airstrike, dropping a bomb on a site deemed symbolic rather than strategic.
This act was interpreted as a final calibrated demonstration of Israel's military readiness without reigniting the war.
As tensions simmer, the world watches closely, aware that the precarious situation could still change in the blink of an eye.
Triumphant Trump on his way to NATO summit
Donald Trump will have plenty to celebrate as he attends today's NATO summit in The Hague.
There had been concerns in Europe that the US president would not fly to the Netherlands as he tried to broker peace in the Middle East.
But with an albeit fragile ceasefire now secured, security and defence editor Deborah Haynes says there's "no doubt" that Trump will attend triumphantly.
She says Trump will be pleased when he arrives this evening ahead of a social dinner with other NATO leaders.
That's not only because of the ceasefire but also because, after decades of complaining about European defence spending, most NATO allies are due to up their commitments to 5% of GDP by 2035.
But what will the 5% defence spending goal actually achieve?
Watch Haynes' explanation here:
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