What we all know concerning the deal
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Donald Trump has warned Israel in opposition to launching additional assaults on Iran, hours after he mentioned a ceasefire between the 2 sides had taken impact.
The US president used an expletive as he criticised each side, after every accused the opposite of breaking the US and Qatar-brokered truce.
It got here after Israel mentioned Iran had violated the deal and vowed to reply with “highly effective strikes”.
Iran denied firing any missiles in the direction of Israel and the nation’s prime safety physique has vowed to answer any additional Israeli aggression.
This is what we all know to this point.
When did the ceasefire take impact?
Simply after 05:00 GMT on Tuesday, Trump introduced that the ceasefire had taken impact.
“Please don’t violate it!” he urged each side in a publish on his Reality Social platform.
The Israeli authorities mentioned it had agreed to the US ceasefire proposal simply after 06:00 GMT on Tuesday, after Iran indicated that it will cease attacking if Israel did the identical.
Nevertheless, hours later, Israel accused Iran of launching additional assaults on its territory.
Trump first mentioned {that a} truce had been “totally agreed” in a publish shortly after 22:00 GMT on Monday, which he mentioned would deliver an finish to what he referred to as “the 12 day struggle”.
It got here after Iran launched missiles at a US base in Qatar on Monday, in what it mentioned was a retaliation for American strikes in opposition to its nuclear websites over the weekend.
What has Trump mentioned?
In a publish on Reality Social, Trump urged Israel “don’t drop these bombs” on Iran.
Talking to reporters outdoors the White Home shortly afterwards, Trump mentioned he was “not pleased” with Israel.
“There was one rocket that I suppose was fired overboard after the time restrict and now Israel goes out. These guys [have] received to settle down,” he mentioned.
The president continued: “We principally have two international locations which were preventing so lengthy and so exhausting that they do not know what the fuck they’re doing.”
In a later publish, he mentioned: “The ceasefire is in impact.”
How have Iran and Israel responded?
Two hours after Israel mentioned it had agreed to the truce, the Israel Protection Forces (IDF) mentioned it had recognized missiles launched from Iran.
Katz accused Iran of a “full violation” of the phrases, including that he had instructed the army to “proceed the extraordinary exercise of attacking Tehran to thwart regime targets and terrorist infrastructures”.
The Iranian army denied it had fired missiles after the ceasefire had taken impact.
Later, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) mentioned that “within the ultimate moments earlier than the ceasefire was imposed on the enemy”, it had struck “army and logistical centres” in Israel.
The IRGC-affiliated Tasnim information company reported Israel had launched “a three-phase” army strike on its territory after the ceasefire.
Iran’s Supreme Nationwide Safety Council earlier mentioned Israeli assaults can be “met with a decisive, agency, and well timed response by Iran”.
Has the ceasefire been damaged?
The Israeli army accused Iran of launching missiles towards its territory after the truce got here into drive on Tuesday, which Iran has denied.
Earlier than the truce started, Iran and Israel exchanged heavy hearth.
The IDF mentioned a number of rounds of strikes hit the nation on Monday night time into Tuesday. Rescue staff mentioned 4 folks had been killed and 22 injured within the city of Beersheba.
On the time, Iranian state media mentioned Iran had launched “a final spherical of missiles” in opposition to Israel.
In a single day, Iranian state TV reported that the capital, Tehran, endured a few of its most intense air defence clashes for the reason that struggle broke out on 13 June, and residents instructed BBC Persian they heard loud explosions.
The IDF mentioned it struck and destroyed missile launchers in western Iran that it mentioned had been “able to be fired at Israeli territory”.
Tehran mentioned one other nuclear scientist was killed earlier than the settlement took drive.
Why did Israel assault Iran?
Israel attacked nuclear and army websites in Iran on Friday 13 June, claiming Iran was near constructing a nuclear weapon.
Israel mentioned it had no alternative however to bomb Iran after diplomatic talks aimed toward curbing the nation’s nuclear programme stalled.
The Israeli offensive passed off amid rising worldwide concern that Iran has elevated its manufacturing of enriched uranium – a key element within the making of nuclear weapons.
Nevertheless, there isn’t any worldwide consensus on how shut Iran has come to constructing its personal nuclear weapons.
Within the following days, Israel focused Iranian infrastructure it mentioned may very well be used for “nuclear weapons improvement”.
The US later joined the strikes, dropping its so-called bunker buster bombs on the Fordo website, a nuclear enrichment facility buried deep under a mountain outdoors Tehran.
In an replace on Tuesday, a spokesperson for Iran’s well being ministry mentioned 610 folks had been killed and 4,746 injured in Israeli strikes for the reason that battle started.
In response to Israel’s well being ministry, 4 folks had been killed on Tuesday, bringing the full demise toll since 13 June to twenty-eight.
What are Iran’s nuclear capabilities?
Iran says it’s working a wholly peaceable nuclear programme for civilian functions.
Nevertheless, the UN nuclear watchdog warned final month that Iran had enriched over 400kg of uranium to 60% purity – a close to weapons-grade purity that’s properly above the extent used for civilian functions.
US officers say that US-Israel strikes performed in opposition to Iran’s nuclear websites have considerably set again the prospect of Tehran constructing a nuclear weapon.
Nevertheless, Hassan Abedini, the deputy political director of Iran’s state broadcaster, claimed the three websites focused by the US had been evacuated a “whereas in the past”, and that Iran “did not undergo a significant blow as a result of the supplies had already been taken out”.
