LIVE: Trump’s Middle East ceasefire breaks down

If you’re just joining us, here are the key updates so far this morning:

• Israel’s military has said it will attack ‘with force’ after accusing Iran of committing a ‘serious ceasefire violation’.
• The IDF said it had identified two ballistic missiles launched from Iran two hours after the ceasefire went into effect.
• Iran has denied launching the missiles and insisted it did not violate the ceasefire, according to state media.
• Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between the warring sides last night, warning the arch foes ‘please do not violate it’.
• An Iranian missile hit a residential building in Beersheba this morning, killing four and injuring a dozen others.
• Iran experienced one of its most intense nights of the 12-day war, according to reports, with Tehran hit by missiles and at least nine people killed in the north, officials said.
• His declaration came after Iran launched missiles at a US airbase in Qatar – all of which were intercepted.

Qatar’s prime minister has said in a press conference that the overnight Iranian attack on a US airbase in his country was an ‘unacceptable act’.

He said he had held a phone call with Tehran today, during which the Iranian president ‘expressed regret’ for the attack.

Iran says it informed Qatar that the attack on the US base was not an action against Doha.

Iran has accused Israel of carrying out strikes on it after the ceasefire was meant to come into effect.

Israel struck Iran in three stages up until 9am local time (0530 GMT) on Tuesday, the spokesperson of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya central military headquarters said, according to state TV.

Iranian state TV earlier said a ceasefire would take place in Iran from 7.30am local time on Tuesday.

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, its top security body, earlier said its armed forces were prepared to ‘decisively respond’ to renewed attacks.

UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi has said he had written to Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araqchi to propose a meeting in a new show of co-operation following the announcement of a ceasefire deal.

Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said in a post on X that Iran resuming cooperation with the agency could lead to a diplomatic solution to the long-standing controversy over Tehran’s nuclear program.

However, since he made his plea Israel has accused Iran of violating the ceasefire which was brokered by the US earlier today.

Iran has repeatedly denied it is seeking nuclear weapons.

Iran is assessing damage to its nuclear industry and arrangements have been made for its restoration, Iran’s nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami has said.

In a statement carried by Iran’s Mehr news, Elsami (pictured) said:

We have taken the necessary measures and are currently assessing the areas that were damaged.

Preparations for recovery had already been anticipated, and our plan is to prevent any interruption in production or services.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said Russia is in favour of a ceasefire but that it is hard to make ‘final conclusions’ amid claims the truce has already been violated.

Mr Lavrov said it was important not to make ‘hasty’ judgements after reports strikes were carried out after Donald Trump declared he had brokered a ceasefire between the two countries.

‘It is very difficult to make any final conclusions now and get a clear picture,’ Lavrov said, in Russia’s first reaction to the ceasefire agreement announced by US President Donald Trump.

It’s reported that the Americans convinced Israel to agree to a ceasefire and to establish an indefinite truce, that our Qatari friends played a similar role with regard to Tehran

But after it was announced, there were reports of strikes, of an exchange of strikes between Israel and Iran. Therefore, let us not make any hasty conclusions based on fragmentary information.

Russia, which signed a strategic partnership agreement with Iran in January, has condemned Israeli and US attacks on Iran, as illegal and unprovoked. Iran has retaliated by striking Israeli cities and targeting a US military base in Qatar.

Iran’s top security body has insisted the country is ready to deliver a ‘decisive’ response in the event of further Israeli attacks.

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said actions taken had led to ‘victory and triumph’ with Israel compelled to ‘accept defeat and halt its aggression’.

In a statement, the security council said Iranian forces ‘remain on high alert, with fingers on the trigger, ready to deliver a decisive and regret-inducing response to any act of aggression’.

It comes as Israel vowed to launch ‘intense strikes’ in Tehran following claims Iran had violated a ceasefire brokered by Donald Trump.

Qatar has summoned the Iranian ambassador after Iran attacked the major US military base on Qatari soil following American strikes on its nuclear facilities.

The foreign ministry expressed its ‘strong condemnation’ of the attack and repeated that it ‘retains the right to respond to this egregious violation’, a statement said.

News about a missile attack by Iran on Israel after the ceasefire took effect is false, Iran’s ISNA news agency has said.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich

Israeli politicians have called for retaliation following an apparent Iranian breach of the ceasefire announced by Donald Trump.

‘Tehran will tremble,’ Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a far-right member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet, wrote on X.

Limor Son Har-Melech, the Deputy Speaker of the Knesset, wrote: ‘Silence will be answered with silence, missiles will be answered with?’

And opposition politician Avigdor Liberman wrote: ‘Three and a half hours after the US President announced a ceasefire, shooting from Iran toward northern Israel.

‘We must not absorb, we must not ignore, we must respond immediately.’

Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz says he has instructed the IDF to ‘respond forcefully’ amid claims Iran violated the ceasefire an hour after it came into effect.

Israel has claimed at least one ballistic missile has been launched from Iran following a truce brokered by US President Donald Trump.

Katz has called for ‘intense strikes against regime targets in the heart of Tehran’.

This is a breaking news post and will be updated

Israel’s Home Front Command has said civilians in northern Israel can exit bomb shelters after the latest missile fire from Iran.

The IDF said at least one ballistic missile was launched from Iran at Israel in the latest attack, which occurred after the ceasefire was supposed to take effect.

The missile was likely intercepted, the IDF said, with no immediate reports of impacts or injuries.

The IDF has just shared a statement saying it has detected missiles being launched from Iran at northern Israel.

‘The public is requested to follow the instructions of the Home Front Command. At this time, the Air Force is operating to intercept and strike wherever necessary to eliminate the threat,’ it said.

‘The defense is not hermetic, and therefore, it is necessary to continue following the instructions of the Home Front Command.’

Despite Israel and Iran both now saying they have agreed to a ceasefire, Israel’s military has warned civilians to stay vigilant.

Addressing the public this morning, IDF Spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin said in a press conference: ‘You must continue to follow the guidelines, there is still a danger.’

He also said that the military is staying ‘on high alert’ and remains ‘prepared for a powerful response to any violation of the ceasefire.’

Iranian rockets continued to hit Israel this morning, killing at least four people, according to officials.

An Israeli politician has criticised Benjamin Netanyahu for agreeing a ceasefire with Iran, claiming it will ‘certainly’ lead to another war within three years.

Avigdor Lieberman, who was appointed defence minister by Netanyahu in 2016 in a coalition, warned there is ‘nothing more dangerous than leaving a wounded lion’ as he reacted to the deal brokered by Donald Trump.

Lieberman, who heads the right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu party, said on X

A ceasefire without a clear and unambiguous agreement will certainly lead us to another war in two or three years, and under much worse conditions.

Iranian state television is this morning reporting mutliple people were killed following an Israeli strike at Tehran’s notorious Evin prison yesterday.

In a statement posted on X by the Tasnim news agency, an Iranian judiciary spokesperson said part of the jail was destroyed in the blast resulting in the deaths of ‘a number of judicial employees and people who had visited the prison’.

The statement added the strike was carried out during visiting time for families.

The exact number of deaths and fate of the prisoners has not been disclosed.

Israel targeted Evin prison – which it said which holds political prisoners and regime opponents – as part of a powerful wave of attacks across Tehran designed to further weaken the regime.

Watch the moment the prison was targeted below:

Following reports of an attack in northern Iran earlier, Iranian state television has said that an overnight Israeli strike killed a nuclear scientist.

Citing sources, the broadcaster reported the killing of Mohammad Reza Seddighi Saber at his parents’ residence in Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh.

Mohammad Reza Seddighi Saber was under US sanctions. Several days ago, his 17-year-old son was reported killed in a strike on their home in Tehran, the broadcaster said.

European stock markets open sharply higher on Tuesday after a ceasefire was agreed between Israel and Iran.

As trading opened just after 7am, the DAX index in Germany gained 1.9%, the CAC 40 in France climbed 1.9% and the FTSE 100 in the UK rose 0.6%.

Experts said a pause in the fighting has removed a ‘key worry’ for investors.

Chris Beauchamp, Chief Market Analyst at IG, said:

Markets have cheered the news of a ceasefire in the Middle East, rallying hard as the prospect of a conflict between the US and Iran recedes into the background. The Israeli attack on Iran came as a surprise, as did the US strike at the weekend, but the pause in the fighting removes a key worry for investors and puts a sustained rally in equities back on the table.”

There are still hurdles to navigate, most notably the 8 July deadline for trade deals, but for the moment the market thinks that there will be some kind of fresh extension. Slumping oil prices have negated some inflation fears for now, and with two Fed governors calling for rate cuts the overall tone continues to be supportive for risk assets.

At least nine people have been killed and 33 injured in an attack in northern Iran, according to local officials, with Iranian media saying Israel was behind it.

Some 33 people were also injured, the governor’s office in the Gilan region said.

The nature of the attack on the city of Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh is unclear but officials have labelled it a ‘terrorist’ attack.

Some outlets have reported that Iranian nuclear scientist Mohammad Reza Sedighi was among the dead.

Donald Trump claimed in a Truth Social post that Israel and Iran reached out to him at the same time about arranging a ceasefire deal.

‘Israel & Iran came to me, almost simultaneously, and said, “PEACE!” I knew the time was NOW,’ he said.

‘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!’

Crews were seen working at impacted sites following a missile attack from Iran in Beersheba earlier this morning.

At least four people were killed after an Iranian missile hit a building in Beersheba.

Israel police said the barrage damaged at least three densely packed residential buildings.

The president posted on Truth Social that his ceasefire deal is in effect shortly after 1am ET.

‘THE CEASEFIRE IS NOW IN EFFECT. PLEASE DO NOT VIOLATE IT! DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES!’ he said.

Here was his announcement an agreement had been struck which was made at 6:02pm ET or 11pm UK time.

Shocking footage has emerged showing an Iranian missile striking a residential building in Beersheba on Tuesday – killing four and injuring a dozen others.

The blast was captured on surveillance video and verified by the New York Times.

It shows thick smoke filling the air after the devastating strike.

The building targeted by the blast was left severely damaged and nearby residents are now fleeing for their lives.

At least four people were killed and several injured in Israel after Iran launched its latest missile barrage.

Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s emergency service, said four people were confirmed dead in missile strike in Beersheba.

As of 7.45am local time, two others were moderately injured and 20 people suffered minor injuries and anxiety.

The agency said they are continuing search and rescue operations.

The Israeli government has confirmed it has agreed to Donald Trump’s ceasefire proposal.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that ‘Israel will respond forcefully to any violation of the ceasefire.’

He added that Israel has achieved its goal of ‘removing Iranian nuclear and ballistic missile threat.’

His government said its operation – dubbed Rising Lion – had removed the ‘immediate existential threat’ of Iran’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.

In addition, it said the Israeli military ‘severely struck government targets in the heart of Tehran’ during the last 24 hours, as well as ‘eliminating another senior nuclear scientist.’

‘In addition, the IDF has achieved full air control over Tehran’s skies, inflicted severe damage on the military leadership, and destroyed dozens of central Iranian government targets,’ the statement adds.

Netanyahu is expected to deliver a statement later today.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage as US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Iran and Israel last night.

Trump made the declaration two weeks after Iran and Israel started exchanging missile strikes and two days after the US took out the Islamic Republic’s nuclear labs.

The president said on Monday evening that the ’12 day war’ will ‘end’ in 24 hours – shortly after Tehran attacked America’s largest military base in the Middle East.

Israel has said it has accepted the ceasefire.

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