June 24, 2025 3:53 PM

Israel says Iran violates ceasefire announced by Trump, orders new strikes

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday he had ordered the military to strike Tehran in response to what he said were missiles fired by Iran in a violation of the ceasefire announced hours earlier by U.S. President Donald Trump. Iran denied violating the ceasefire. The armed forces general staff denied that there had been any launch of missiles towards Israel in recent hours, Iran's Nour News reported. The developments raised early doubts about the ceasefire, intended to end 12 da...

June 24, 2025 12:23 PM

Trump says Israel-Iran ceasefire now in effect, please don’t violate it

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday a ceasefire between Israel and Iran was now in place and asked both sides not to violate it, raising hopes of an end to the 12-day war even as deadly attacks were reported in both countries. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had agreed to Trump's ceasefire proposal, declaring that Israel had achieved its goal of removing Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile threat, but warning that it would respond forcefully to any violations, his...

June 16, 2025 3:21 PM

IAEA chief says no further damage at Iranian enrichment facilities

U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi provided an update on Monday on the situation at Iran's nuclear facilities after Israel launched military strikes and said there was no sign of further damage at the Natanz or Fordow enrichment sites. Grossi and the International Atomic Energy Agency he heads had previously reported that the smallest of Iran's three enrichment plants, an above-ground pilot plant at the sprawling Natanz nuclear complex, had been destroyed. While there was no sign of a p...