Israel-Iran conflict LIVE: ‘Hard slap to America’s face’, Iran’s supreme leader hails ‘victory’ over Israel, US

EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas has described the ceasefire announcement between the two armed nations as “good news” but said that it is “fragile”. He added that now all parties should “return to the negotiating table”.

“The announced reprieve in fighting between Israel and Iran is good news, but remains fragile. All sides should stand by this and refrain from further violence. All further escalation must be avoided,” Kallas wrote on X.

Trump, in his post on Truth Social, just minutes back, said that CNN and NYT are running “fake news” on the “most successful military strikes in history”. He added that both have been getting slammed by the public left, right and centre.

“Fake news CNN, together with the failing New York Times, have teamed up in an attempt to demean one of the most successful military strikes in history. The nuclear sites in Iran are completely destroyed! Both the Times and CNN are getting slammed by the public!” Trump in an all-caps Truth Social post.

Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy to the Middle East, told Fox News that the US offloaded 12 bunker buster bombs on Iran’s nuclear site – Fordow. He added that any reports that are suggesting otherwise are “preposterous”.

“We put 12 bunker buster bombs on Fordow. There’s no doubt that it breached the canopy…and there’s no doubt that it was OBLITERATED,” Witkoff told Fox News.

He added, “So, the reporting out there that in some way suggests that we did not achieve the objective is just completely preposterous!”

“We have removed two immediate existential threats from us: the threat of annihilation by nuclear bombs, and the threat of annihilation by 20,000 ballistic missiles. If we did not act now, the State of Israel would soon face the threat of annihilation,” Netanyahu said in his address to the nation.

The White House has rejected reports claiming that US airstrikes failed to destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities, clarifying that while damage was done, the program may have only been delayed by a few months.

“Both Israel and Iran wanted to stop the War, equally! It was my great honor to Destroy All Nuclear facilities & capability, and then, STOP THE WAR!” he wrote on X.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran was ready to resolve issues with the US based on international frameworks, in comments in a phone call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Iran’s official news agency IRNA reported on Tuesday.

The call comes a day after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire deal between Israel and Iran.

Gold fell 2% to hit an over two-week low on Tuesday as the announcement of a ceasefire between Iran and Israel dented safe-haven demand for bullion. Spot gold fell 1.6% to $3,313.63 an ounce, as of 1200 p.m. EDT (1600 GMT), after falling over 2% to its lowest level since June 9 earlier in the session. U.S. gold futures slipped 2% to $3,327.10.

According to Reuters reporters and witnesses, a large blast was heard in Damascus and smoke could be seen rising on the western edges of the city. A security source told the publication that security forces had detonated leftover munitions as part of a training exercise in Damascus.

The U.S. entry into Israel’s war with Iran caused travel disruptions to pile up globally this week — with flight cancellations continuing Tuesday, even after President Donald Trump claimed a ceasefire was “in effect.”

According to local media reports quoting the Iranian judiciary, several employees and visiting family members died during the Israeli attack on Evin Prison. Authorities in Iran had previously reported deaths at the facility without divulging details.

The UN Rights Office has called the targeting of Evin Prison a “grave breach of international humanitarian law”.

“Since there has been an announcement of ceasefire, the Embassy is gradually winding up the evacuation exercise initiated during the military conflict in Iran. Hence the Embassy has closed the contact desk that was opened to register new names for evacuation. At the same time Indian government is keeping a careful eye on the evolving situation, and will reassess its strategy in case there is again a threat to the security of Indian nationals in Iran,” the Indian Embassy wrote on X.

It also urged citizens who had been planning to travel to Mashhad for evacuation from other parts of the country to “remain where they are” and monitor updates.

According to local media platform Nournews, Iranian President Pezeshkian has said that the country will not violate the ceasefire unless Israel does.

China supports Iran’s commitment to safeguarding national sovereignty and security, and hopes a “real ceasefire” can be achieved on that basis, China’s foreign minister told his Iranian counterpart on Tuesday, a Chinese ministry statement showed.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi make the remarks in a phone call with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, according to the statement.

Trump affirmed that he wasn’t looking for regime change in Iran as the tentative ceasefire took hold.

The Ministry of External Affairs said that India has been closely following the overnight developments in the middle east and welcomed the ceasefire announcement.

“While we remain deeply concerned about the prospects for overall and sustained regional security and stability, we welcome reports of a ceasefire between Iran and Israel and the role played by the US and Qatar in bringing it about,” an official statement said.

“We wish to reiterate that there is no alternative to dialogue and diplomacy in order to address and resolve the multiple conflicts in the region. India stands ready to play its part in these efforts and hopes that all concerned parties will work towards sustained peace and stability,” it added.

“I wonder if other VPs had as much excitement as I do,” US Vice President JD Vance wrote on X alongside a laughing emoji.

An update from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office claimed that Tel Aviv had refrained from further strikes after the PM spoke with US President Donald Trump. Netanyahu’s office confirmed that Israel had destroyed a radar installation near Tehran on Tuesday.

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he does not want to see “regime change” in Iran, which he said would lead to chaos.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to a NATO summit, Trump said Iran is not going to have a nuclear weapon and that Russian President Vladimir Putin had called him and offered to help with Iran.

“The Palestinian Presidency welcomed US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a ceasefire agreement. We demand the completion of this step by achieving a ceasefire that includes the Gaza Strip,” President Mahmoud Abbas’s office said in a statement carried by official news agency Wafa.

Oil prices extended losses on Tuesday to hit a two-week low on what the market viewed as lower risk of supply disruptions in the Middle East, though US President Donald Trump accused both Israel and Iran of violating a ceasefire he helped to broker.

Brent crude futures were down $2.56, or 3.6%, at $68.92 a barrel by 1201 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell $2.45, also 3.6%, to $66.06.

Both contracts lost as much as 5% in early trade after Trump announced a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran.

Air France plans to resume flights to and from Dubai and Riyadh from June 25 following the ceasefire announcement. It also plans to resume its flights between Paris (Charles de Gaulle) and Beirut from June 26.

Israeli media reported that Trump spoke to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by phone. A reporter for Axios said that Netanyahu had told Trump that Israel would scale back the bombing mission rather than cancel it. There was no immediate word from Netanyahu’s office.

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz had said earlier on Tuesday that he had ordered the military to mount new strikes on targets in Tehran in response to what he said were Iranian missiles fired in a “blatant violation” of the ceasefire. Iran denied launching any missiles and said Israel’s attacks had continued for an hour and a half beyond the time the ceasefire was meant to start.

Two explosions were heard in the capital, the judiciary news outlet Mizan reported. Israeli army radio said Israel had struck an Iranian radar site near Tehran. The strikes took place minutes after Trump said Israel had called off its attack in response to his command.

According to Iran’s judiciary news outlet Mizan as well as Shargh newspaper, the northern city of Babolsar being attacked by Israel. Explosions were also reportedly heard in Tehran.

sThe update came even as US President Donald Trump insisted that the ceasefire remained in effect, reportedly following a conversation with Benjamin Netanyahu.

According to Iran’s judiciary news outlet Mizan as well as Shargh newspaper, two explosions were just heard in Tehran. The update came even as US President Donald Trump insisted that the ceasefire remained in effect.

“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 insisted in via Truth Social.

According to reports, the POTUS spoke to Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday to warn against further escalations.

“Iran will never rebuild their nuclear facilities!” vowed a second post.

According to an Axios update, US President Donald Trump has called his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and asked the latter to ‘not attack Iran at all’.

“I’ve got to get Israel to calm down now. 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. They have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f**k they’re doing,” Trump said as he left the White House on Tuesday.

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that there was no an “increased” risk of clandestine nuclear enrichment by Iran. He stressed the need for negotiators to remain in contact and said he would also speak with US President Donald Trump at the NATO summit in the Hague this week.

“Israel. Do not drop those bombs. If you do it is a major violation. Bring your pilots home, now,” the US President warned.

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that 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. He also said Iran’s nuclear capabilities are gone.