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

Israel-Iran War: The truce between Israel and Iran — which US President Donald Trump claims to have brokered, saying both nations came to him at the same time and said “peace” — appears to be holding for now. However, tensions remain high as both sides violated the ceasefire shortly after it was announced, including an Iranian missile strike and an Israeli offensive on Tehran. President Trump, frustrated by the truce breaches, used strong language on live television to criticise both nations and instructed Israel to stop further attacks and return its fighter jets.

The White House has pushed back against 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 countries are claiming victory after what Trump called “The 12-day war”.

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Tuesday accused Iran of violating the ceasefire after launching a salvo of missiles into Israeli territory. The strikes came just hours after US President Donald Trump announced what he called a “complete and total ceasefire” between Iran and Israel.

What did Iran say about the ceasefire?

Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi defended Tehran’s actions. In a post on X, he insisted Iran had only responded to Israeli “aggression.”
“As Iran has repeatedly made clear: Israel launched war on Iran, not the other way around,” Araghchi wrote. “As of now, there is NO ‘agreement’ on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations. However, provided that the Israeli regime stops its illegal aggression against the Iranian people no later than 4 am Tehran time, we have no intention to continue our response afterwards,” he added.

Araghchi praised Iran’s Armed Forces for their resilience, saying they fought until the last minute and would hold fire only if their conditions were met.

What did Trump say?

Tuesday morning (Indian time), President Trump declared that both Iran and Israel had agreed to the ceasefire. According to Trump, the truce was a two-phase process — Iran would halt military operations first, followed by Israel 12 hours later.

“Israel and Iran have agreed that this is a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE,” Trump wrote on social media. “Iran will officially begin at the 0-hour mark. Twelve hours after that, Israel will implement its own CEASEFIRE. Finally, after 24 hours of mutual respect, the world will bear witness to the official end of this 12-day war.”

“Israel & Iran came to me, almost simultaneously, and said, “PEACE!” I knew the time was NOW. The World, and the Middle East, are the real WINNERS! Both Nations will see tremendous LOVE, PEACE, AND PROSPERITY in their futures. They have so much to gain, and yet, so much to lose if they stray from the road of RIGHTEOUSNESS & TRUTH. The future for Israel & Iran is UNLIMITED, & filled with great PROMISE. GOD BLESS YOU BOTH!” reads Trump’s post on Truth Social.

US strikes Iranian nuclear sites

The ceasefire announcement followed US airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities — Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan — which Trump claimed had “obliterated” their targets.