Trump says both Iran and Israel violated the ceasefire

The Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump claims a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was “in effect” on Tuesday, after expressing deep frustration with both sides for violating the agreement he brokered.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said he held off on a tougher strike against Iran after speaking to Trump.

Trump: Iran ‘should be able to rebuild and do a good job’

“You know, the Iranians are very good traders, very good businesspeople, and they got a lot of oil. They should be fine. They should be able to rebuild and do a good job,” Trump continued on Air Force One.

“They’re never going to have nuclear, but other than that they should do a great job,” he told reporters.

Trump says he doesn’t want regime change in Iran

President Donald Trump said he wasn’t seeking regime change in Iran, two days after first floating the idea.

“I don’t want it. I’d like to see everything calm down as quickly as possible,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One as he traveled to the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands. “Regime change takes chaos and ideally, we don’t want to see so much chaos, so we’ll see how it does. Over the weekend, he mused on his social media account that “if the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime change???”

Israel’s emergency services: 28 killed during 12 days of war with Iran

As a cease-fire between Iran and Israel took effect Tuesday, Israel’s emergency services released final figures from 12 days of fighting. According to the data, 1,347 people in Israel were affected, including 28 killed, 17 seriously wounded, 29 moderately wounded, 872 lightly wounded and 401 treated for anxiety.

Netanyahu’s office says he held off on tougher strike after speaking to Trump

Netanyahu’s office says Israel struck an Iranian radar in response to the Iranian missile attack early Tuesday. But it says the Israeli leader held off tougher action after an appeal from President Donald Trump.

“Following President Trump’s conversation with Prime Minister Netanyahu, Israel refrained from additional attacks,” Netanyahu’s office says.

Iran TV says another nuclear scientist was killed in Israeli airstrike

A high-profile Iranian nuclear scientist was killed in an Israeli strike, Iran state TV said, making him the latest in a list of top atomic experts who are said to have been killed in Israeli attacks over the last 12 days.

Mohammad Reza Sedighi Saber, who the U.S. State Department had sanctioned last month, was killed at his father-in-law’s residence in an early Tuesday morning strike in northern Iran, according to the report. It added that three projectiles had hit the residence, and an earlier round of strikes had killed his 17-year-old son on June 13.

The Council on Foreign Relations on Monday said that Israeli strikes had killed at least 10 nuclear scientists since the Israel-Iran war broke out. The U.S. State Department last month described Sedighi Saber as the head of Iran’s Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research’s Shahid Karimi Group, which works on explosives-related projects, adding that he was “linked to projects including research and testing applicable to the development of nuclear explosive devices.”

Trump ‘exceptionally firm and direct’ in call with Netanyahu

President Donald Trump has spoken to Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu from Air Force One as he made his way to the NATO summit at The Hague.

Trump did not mince words, according to a White House official familiar with the matter. The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly about the private leaders’ call, said Trump was “exceptionally firm and direct with Prime Minister Netanyahu about what needed to happen to sustain the ceasefire.”

The official added that Netanyahu understood the severity of situation and acknowledged Trump’s concerns.

Trump says ‘ceasefire is in effect’

President Donald Trump has said in a Truth Social post that Israeli fighter jets will “turn around” and won’t attack Iran, as he presses both sides to abide by a ceasefire.

The comments came shortly after he expressed deep frustration with both Israel and Iran as the truce appeared to falter.

“ISRAEL is not going to attack Iran. All planes will turn around and head home, while doing a friendly ‘Plane Wave’ to Iran. Nobody will be hurt, the Ceasefire is in effect!” Trump said in his post.

Egyptian president condemns Iran’s attack on US air base in Qatar

“Egypt completely rejects any violation of the sovereignty of the State of Qatar, following the recent Iranian attacks on the Al-Udeid base,” read a statement from the spokesperson for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sissi. It also lauded the Qatari military’s capability and the efficiency of its air defense systems in repelling Iran’s attack.

Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on the U.S. military base, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites.

Trump warns Israel to ‘bring your pilots home now’

President Donald Trump has expressed deep disappointment with both Israel and Iran over the truce he helped broker as validation for his strategic gamble of ordering U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites.

“I’m not happy with them. I’m not happy with Iran either but I’m really unhappy with Israel going out this morning,” Trump said at the White House.

He used an expletive as he spoke to reporters. “We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f— they’re doing.” The president took to his Truth Social platform to warn Israel to end its attacks.

“ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION,” Trump posted. “BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!”

Turkey urges all parties to fully observe ceasefire

Turkey has welcomed the ceasefire between Israel and Iran but also said it was closely monitoring statements indicating violations.

In a statement issued Tuesday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry urged all parties to fully observe the ceasefire the “critical period ahead,” saying the Middle East was in need of peace and stability.

The ministry also called for the resolution of the Palestinian issue which it described as being at the “root of many problems in the Middle East.”

Macron expresses concerns that Iran could continue work to enrich uranium

French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed concerns that the Israel-Iran war has increased the risk that Iranian leaders will continue work in secret to enrich uranium that can be used for nuclear weapons.

“This risk has, it’s true, increased with what has happened recently,” Macron said. He was asked if Iranian uranium-enrichment work could continue in secret after nearly two weeks of Israeli airstrikes and the dropping of giant bunker-busting bombs by U.S. stealth bombers on Iranian nuclear plants.

He repeated France’s desire for negotiations to address concerns about Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs. “Our shared objective is that Iran doesn’t equip itself with a nuclear weapon,” he said.

Trump: Israel and Iran violated ceasefire

President Donald Trump says both Israel and Iran violated ceasefire terms with attacks following an early Tuesday deadline to cease hostilities.

Trump made the comments to reporters at the White House before departing for the NATO summit at The Hague. He expressed disappointment about the continued attacks.

“They violated it but Israel violated it too,” Trump said. He added, ”I’m not happy with Israel.”

Qatar condemns Iranian attacks on US air base

“Attacking Qatar is unacceptable… we were surprised by the attack on the military base,” said Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, referring to Monday’s attack on the Al Udeid Air Base.

The base is a sprawling desert facility in Qatar that serves as a major regional military hub for American forces.

He told reporters Tuesday that the Iranian attack had left a “scar” on his country’s relationship with Tehran.

Al Thani said Qatar will not resort to escalatory steps, but will rely on legal measures and diplomacy instead when responding to the attack. He added that Qatar intercepted all missiles except one that fell in a deserted area.

A gaping hole in the city of Beersheba after Iranian strike

In the Israeli city of Beersheba, where an Iranian missile hit the top floor of an apartment building and killed several people, a gaping hole overlooked the street where the side of an apartment building once stood.

AP reporters got rare access into the building and saw clothes and kitchen utensils strewn among the smashed concrete, as first responders kept searching for survivors and bodies.

The responders say that the damage caused by Iran’s ballistic missiles was more extensive than attacks they’ve dealt with in the past. They also include bomblets — small explosive submunitions -- which makes it more dangerous to search for people as quickly as the area has to first be cleared.

Israeli strike killed 7 Revolutionary Guard members Monday, Iran media reports

An Israeli strike Monday on Iran’s city of Karaj near Tehran killed seven members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, including two generals with the paramilitary force, the state-run IRNA news agency reported.

Iran claims Israeli strikes continued until 9am local

The central headquarters of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has claimed that Israel conducted strikes in Iran until 9 a.m. local (0530GMT,) Iranian state television reported.

However, there were no reports of Israeli strikes in Iran after 4 a.m. local, around the time Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran would hold its fire if Israel did the same. The Guard offered no evidence to support their claim of the later Israeli attacks.

Under the ceasefire plan announced by President Donald Trump, Israel had until 1000GMT to conduct strikes.

Military plane evacuates 101 French nationals from Israel to Cyprus

A military plane evacuating 101 French nationals from Israel to Cyprus took off from Ben Gurion Airport on Tuesday, French authorities said.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said similar evacuation flights will follow.

Priority is given to those with medical and humanitarian issues, the foreign ministry said in a statement. Those who can travel on their own can still cross to Jordan and Egypt to take commercial flights, it said.

Iranian governor: Israeli strike before the ceasefire killed 9 civilians

A deputy governor in Iran’s northern Gilan province along the Caspian Sea said an Israeli strike before the ceasefire killed nine civilians, state media reported.

Iran says it transferred all inmates out of a prison after it was targeted

Iran says it transferred all inmates out of its notorious Evin prison after an Israeli strike targeted the facility on Monday.

Iran’s Prisons Organization said all the inmates had been moved to other prisons around the capital, Tehran. It said the move was necessary for workers to repair damage there.

Evin prison is known for holding both political prisoners and those with Western ties for negotiations with the wider world. It also has a specialized unit overseen by the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.

Israel’s opposition leader says ‘majority’ of Iran’s enriched uranium destroyed

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid told a group of British lawmakers he believes much — but not all — of Iran’s enriched uranium was destroyed by Israeli and U.S. strikes.

“We think at least the majority of it might be, gone, but not everything,” he said.

He said Iran’s nuclear ambitions “were hurt and they were taken backwards significantly. We just don’t know exactly right now how much.”

Lapid told the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee that Iran likely smuggled some of the uranium out of the facilities that have been attacked.

“There are only a limited number of places they can smuggle the uranium to,” he said. “You don’t take it in a suitcase and put it at home until the fire stops.”

Iran’s military denies it fired missiles at Israel after ceasefire

Iran’s military has denied that it fired missiles at Israel hours after a ceasefire proposed by President Donald Trump began, Iranian state television reported.

The report cited the general staff of Iran’s armed forces, which includes its regular military and its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.

Egypt and Saudi Arabia welcome Trump ceasefire plan

Egypt said in a statement Tuesday morning that it welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of reaching a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.

“It is a critical point into ending this conflict between both countries and restoring peace in the region,” the statement read.

Egypt called upon the countries to fully abide by the ceasefire and practice full restraint.

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday also welcomed Trump’s announcement of a ceasefire, though the hopeful statement came as the agreement was faltering.

“The Kingdom looks forward to all parties committing to de-escalation in the coming period,” Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry said.

Less than three hours after the ceasefire came into effect, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said that Iran had “completely violated” the ceasefire by launching missiles.

Qatar summons Iranian ambassador

Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said it summoned Iran’s ambassador to the country and stressed that Monday’s attack on a U.S. military base there was a violation of international law and Qatar’s sovereignty and airspace.

Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday it affirmed that it “reserves the right to respond to this blatant violation in accordance with international law.”