Israel and Iran Appear to Pause Strikes After Trading Fire
Israeli strikes hit a petrochemical plant and missile launchers after Iran fired waves of missiles, as mediators raced to preserve the ceasefire.
- On Monday, Israel and Iran traded fire for the first time since the U.S. brokered a ceasefire two months ago, threatening to drag the Middle East back into full-scale war.
- Tensions between President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have spilled into the open after Netanyahu defied Trump by striking Beirut on Sunday and subsequently targeting Iran.
- Iran's Revolutionary Guard targeted two military bases in Israel, describing the attacks as part of Operation Nasr, or "Victory," while Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed a Monday attack and threatened Red Sea shipping.
- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei blamed The United States for the aggression, while regional mediators from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan, and Qatar scrambled Monday to salvage the ceasefire.
- The conflict reached 100 days on Monday as The United States faces pressure to end a war threatening about $1 trillion in annual goods passing through the Red Sea.
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After the resumption of direct clashes between Israel and Iran, Tehran finally announced the "stopping" of the attacks on Monday, 8 June. The Revolutionary Guards had fired several rounds of missiles at Israel, which responded by striking targets in the west and central Iran. On social networks, this flare was accompanied by a resurgence of misinformation with images coming out of their context.
Following the first wave of mutual attacks between Israel and Iran since the ceasefire, Tehran has declared its attacks on Israel to be over. According to reports, Israel also wants to refrain from further attacks.
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