Live updates: Trump announces Iran-Israel ceasefire, Iran disputes claim
US President Donald Trump has announced Iran and Israel have allegedly agreed to a staggered ceasefire that would bring about an “official end” to a conflict that had threatened to escalate into a full-blown war involving the United States.
“It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a complete and total CEASEFIRE,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, although there was initially no official confirmation from either of the Middle Eastern adversaries.
However, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi subsequently posted on social media platform X denying the ceasefire agreement.
“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," Araghchi said.
More than a week of tit-for-tat missile launches have killed hundreds in Iran and two dozen in Israel, according to officials on both sides.
The United States joined the conflict over the weekend with unprecedented strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, spurring a retaliatory missile attack on an American base in Qatar, which Trump said had been successfully defeated.
Trump said the ceasefire would be a phased 24-hour process beginning around 4pm today (NZT), with Iran unilaterally halting all operations. Israel would follow suit 12 hours later, the President said.
“Upon the 24th hour, an official end to the 12-day war will be saluted by the world,” he said, adding that both sides had agreed to remain “peaceful and respectful” during each phase of the process.
Iran denies breaking ceasefire with missile strikes
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Iranian state media has issued a response to Israel's accusations of the country breaking a recently implemented ceasefire, denying reports it fired missiles as Israel after the ceasefire came into effect.
“The news that Iran fired missiles at the occupied territories after imposing a ceasefire on the Zionist regime is denied,” the semi-official ISNA news agency reported on its Telegram channel on Tuesday without attribution, CNN reported. State-linked Nour News also ran the denial.
IDF ordered to ‘respond forcefully’ to ceasefire violation
Bradley Church
Israel has vowed to strike targets in the “heart of Tehran” after Iran violated a ceasefire hours after it went into effect.
The Israeli military said missiles were launched from Iran this morning (local time), forcing civilians into bomb shelters once again as sirens rang out in northern Israel.
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said he had instructed the IDF to “respond forcefully” to the ceasefire violation by launching strikes against targets in Tehran.
- Daily Telegraph
Missiles launched from Iran, Israel claims
Bradley Church
The Israeli military claims missiles have been launched from Iran.
It said air defence systems were “operating to intercept the threat” and has ordered citizens into shelters.
It comes after both sides confirmed they had agreed to a ceasefire.
Sirens were sounding in the country's north due to alleged missile fire, the Israel Defence Forces posted on X.
- Daily Telegraph
Netanyahu confirms ceasefire with Iran
Bradley Church
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
Netanyahu said Israel had achieved its goal of removing Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile threat.
He thanked US President Donald Trump for America’s help in striking Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Trump said earlier that the truce had “come into effect” and urged both countries not to violate it.
- Daily Telegraph
Alleged ceasefire now in effect - Trump
Bradley Church
The ceasefire between Iran and Israel is supposed to have come into force at 7am local time (4pm NZT).
US President Donald Trump has now declared the ceasefire as being in effect on social media.
Whether the fighting will continue is yet to be seen.
Three people killed in missile strike in southern Israel – emergency services
Nazahryth Bernard
Israel’s emergency services said three people were killed after a missile struck a residential building in the southern Israel city of Beer Sheva, CNN is reporting.
The emergency service Magen David Adom (MDA) said earlier a man around 40 years old, a woman about 30 years old and a man about 20 years old were critically wounded.
Six other people were being treated with light to moderate injuries, the MDA said.
The Israel Defence Forces said it identified missiles launched from Iran towards Israel and instructed residents to enter bomb shelters.
Iranian scientist killed in Israeli strike - report
Nazahryth Bernard
According to Iran’s English language channel Press TV, nuclear scientist Sedighi Saber was “assassinated” in an Israeli strike in Tehran, Al Jazeera reports.
Earlier reports said the attack on Saber was carried out near the main streets of Ferdowsi and Vali Asr in the downtown area of the Iranian capital.
Three in ‘critical condition’ in Israel’s Beersheba - report
Nazahryth Bernard
Three people are reportedly in critical condition and another is moderately hurt following a missile attack in the southern Israel city of Beer Sheeba, the Times of Israel reports.
Five others were lightly wounded, it added.
Missile strikes residential building in southern Israel - authorities
Nazahryth Bernard
A missile hit a residential building in the southern Israel city of Beer Sheva, according to Israeli authorities.
Firefighters are currently working to search the area, Shiral Ben David, a spokesperson for Israel Fire and Rescue said Tuesday morning local time.
Photos from the scene shared by Israel’s emergency services, Magen David Adom (MDA) showed debris at the scene and emergency services responding to the explosion, CNN reports.
Iranian state TV declares ceasefire
Nazahryth Bernard
Iranian state media announced a ceasefire has been “imposed on the enemy” after the country’s military response to “US aggression,” hours after Iran’s retaliatory attacks against a US base in Qatar, CNN reports.
“The Sepah (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) successful missile operations in response to US aggression and the exemplary steadfastness and unity of our dear people in defending our land, has imposed ceasefire on the enemy,” an anchor with state-run Iran National News Network said in a live broadcast.
The anchor did not give a time for when the ceasefire would take place.
US President Donald Trump requested the ceasefire between Iran and Israel “in a begging-like manner” shortly after Iran’s strikes toward the US’s Al Udeid base in Qatar, the anchor said.
“Last evening, only an hour after the successful missile attack by the Sepah on America’s Al Udeid Base in Qatar, in a begging-like manner of urging, Trump requested the initiation of a ceasefire in the imposed Zionist enemy war against our country,” the anchor added.
Israel says new Iranian missile attack under way
Nazahryth Bernard
The Israeli military says Iran has launched a new wave of missiles towards the country and urged the public to take shelter, Al Jazeera reports.
It said air raid sirens have been activated in several areas of the country.
The new announcement comes moments after the military told the public that an earlier strike had ended and that it was now safe to leave bomb shelters.
New Trump post claims peace between Israel and Iran
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Air raid sirens blare in Israel, military identifies missiles launched from Iran
Nazahryth Bernard
The Israeli military said it has identified missiles launched toward Israel from Iran, and said its defensive systems were activated, CNN reports.
“A short while ago, sirens sounded in several areas across Israel following the identification of missiles launched from Iran toward the State of Israel,” the Israel Defense Forces said.
“At this time, the IAF (Israeli Air Force) is operating to intercept and strike where necessary to eliminate the threat.”
The alert comes after Iran’s Foreign Minister hinted hostilities may have ended, and that Iran would halt its military response if Israel stopped its strikes on Iran by 4am local time in Tehran.
It is now shortly before 6am in Iran.
Trump communicated directly with Netanyahu to secure ceasefire - reports
Nazahryth Bernard
Trump communicated directly with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to secure the ceasefire, AP is reporting, quoting a senior White House official who insisted on anonymity.
The report said Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff communicated with Iranians through direct and indirect channels.
The White House has maintained the Saturday bombing by the US on Iran helped get Israel to agree to the ceasefire and that the Qatari government helped to broker the deal.
Israel says Iranian missile attack under way
Nazahryth Bernard
Israel’s military says it has detected the launch of missiles from Iran towards Israeli territory.
It called on the public to take shelter if they receive an alert and said its air defences are “working to intercept the threat”, Al Jazeera reports.
Watch live: Winston Peters to make ministerial statement to the House on US attacks on Iran
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Iran's foreign minister signals hostilities may have ended
Nazahryth Bernard
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi thanked Iran’s armed forces and said military operations against Israel “continued until the very last minute,” indicating hostilities may have ended.
“The military operations of our powerful Armed Forces to punish Israel for its aggression continued until the very last minute, at 4 am” Araghchi said in a post on X.
There were no reports of Israeli strikes in Iran after 4am local time, according to AP.
Earlier, Araghchi said Iran would halt its military response if Israel stopped its strikes on the country by 4am local time in Tehran, which is 30 minutes ahead of Israel. Araghchi’s latest post came just after 4am in Israel.
“Together with all Iranians, I thank our brave Armed Forces who remain ready to defend our dear country until their last drop of blood, and who responded to any attack by the enemy until the very last minute.”
More information on drone strikes in Baghdad
Kendall Russell
An "unidentified" drone struck a military base in Baghdad early on Tuesday while another fell in the west of the capital, Iraqi security sources said.
The first attack hit a radar system at the Taji base, causing only material damage, a security source told AFP.
Another drone fell in the Radwaniya district, ten kilometres west of Baghdad International Airport, where US troops are deployed in a base as part of an anti-jihadist coalition, the source added.
A government security spokesman Saad Maan confirmed that at Taji "an unidentified drone struck the radar", adding that another drone "fell near a generator", without providing further details.
Lieutenant General Walid al-Tamimi told the official Iraqi News Agency that no casualties were reported.
There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
The strikes come hours after Iran launched missiles at a US military facility in Qatar in retaliation for the American bombing of Tehran's nuclear facilities.
Iraqi security sources told AFP that "so far", Iran had not attacked bases hosting US troops in Iraq.
- AFP
Iran's Foreign Minister says there's no agreement on a ceasefire
Kendall Russell
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday there was no ceasefire agreement with Israel as of now, but if it stopped its attacks then Tehran would also stop firing.
Drone strikes military base near Baghdad – Iraqi military official
Kendall Russell
AFP is reporting a drone has struck a military base near Baghdad, according to an Iraqi military official.
More to come
Watch: Finance Minister Nicola Willis on the conflict's potential impact on NZ fuel prices
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Fresh series of explosions rock Tehran
Kendall Russell
A series of powerful explosions have rocked Tehran early on Tuesday morning, according to AFP journalists.
Warplanes buzzed overhead as explosions shook the north and centre of Iran's capital around 3am (11.30am NZT).
The blasts occurred just hours before a staggered ceasefire was due to take effect around 4pm today (NZT), with Iran unilaterally halting all operations, according to an announcement by US President Donald Trump.
- AFP
Trump also helped to broker Israeli side of ceasefire - US media
Kendall Russell
CNN is reporting that US President Donald Trump also helped to broker the Israeli side of the upcoming ceasefire.
Trump spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to broker that side of the deal, a US official has said.
It had been through a series of phone calls that Trump, Vance and others had.
US, Qatari Patriot batteries intercepted Iranian missiles
Kendall Russell
US Central Command has said US and Qatari Patriot air defence batteries intercepted Iranian missiles earlier today.
"Thanks to the professional, competent, rapid and coordinated response of US and Qatari forces, the ballistic missile attack was defeated by US and Qatari Patriot batteries and there were no casualties to American or Qatari personnel," it said in a statement.
Qatar helped broker ceasefire - US media
Kendall Russell
Qatar helped to broker the upcoming ceasefire, Fox News is reporting.
Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, spoke to Iranian officials, a diplomat briefed on the negotiations told Fox News.
"The deal was co-ordinated at the highest level by the President and Vice-President [JD Vance] and the Qatari Emir and Prime Minister directly," the diplomat said.
Iranian state media has no word on Tehran response
Nazahryth Bernard
Iranian state media had no word on what response Tehran had to the Trump-announced ceasefire between Iran and Israel, AP reports.
Meanwhile, Iranian media reported ongoing Israeli airstrikes, including around Tehran.
No confirmation of ceasefire from Iran
Nazahryth Bernard
We have yet to hear confirmation of the ceasefire from Iran. 30 minutes before Trump's announcement that a "complete and total" ceasefire had been a agreed between Iran and Israel, CNN reported a senior Iranian official had told the network the country had not received any ceasefire proposal.
The unnamed official said the words of the US and Israeli leaders are "a deception" intended to justify continued attacks on Iran.
“At this very moment, the enemy is committing aggression against Iran, and Iran is on the verge of intensifying its retaliatory strikes, with no ear to listen to the lies of its enemies,” the official said at the time.
UN Secretary-General condemns Iran's attack on Qatar
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What to know about disruption to air travel
Nazahryth Bernard
Global airlines have suspended or reduced flights in the Middle East as the conflict between Israel and Iran rages after the United States bombed three Iranian nuclear enrichment sites and Iran retaliated by targeting a US military base in Qatar.
Here is the latest airline situation:
Israel issues new evacuation warnings for parts of Tehran
Nazahryth Bernard
Israel’s military has issued new evacuation warnings for Tehran, telling residents in the neighbourhoods of Mehran and District 6 that it will carry out operations there, CNN is reporting.
Earlier, the military had issued evacuation warnings for District 7.
Vance calls Israel-Iran war 'important reset moment'
Nazahryth Bernard
US Vice-President JD Vance says he believes the world will look back at the war between Israel and Iran – and the US bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities – as “an important reset moment for the entire region”.
Vance appeared on Fox News minutes after Trump announced a phased-in ceasefire over the next 24 hours.
He said the Trump administration hoped the Iranians learned an important lesson: if they want to build a nuclear weapon in the future, “they’re going to have to deal with a very, very powerful American military again”.
Vance said he thought that will dissuade them not to do it.
Trump says Iran and Israel to have phased-in ceasefire over 24 hours
Nazahryth Bernard
Trump said on social media that Israel and Iran have agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire” to be phased in over 24 hours.
The US president said on Truth Social that the ceasefire would bring an “Official END” to war, a major change in the hostilities that follows a US strike on three Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday.
“On the assumption that everything works as it should, which it will, I would like to congratulate both Countries, Israel and Iran, on having the Stamina, Courage, and Intelligence to end, what should be called, ‘THE 12 DAY WAR,’” Trump added.
Iran ready to strike again if provoked – Foreign Minister
Nazahryth Bernard
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran’s attack on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar came in response to the US “aggression against Iran’s territorial integrity and sovereignty”, Al Jazeera reports.
He said Iran will be ready to respond again in case of further action by the US, according to a statement posted by the Foreign Ministry’s account on Telegram.
Iran issues evacuation warning for Tel Aviv residents
Nazahryth Bernard
Iran has issued an evacuation warning for residents of Israel’s Ramat Gan district near Tel Aviv, the semi-official Mehr news agency reports according to Al Jazeera.
The move comes shortly after an Israeli military spokesman issued a similar warning to residents of an area in the Iranian capital Tehran, saying the army would be launching an attack.
Iran says six missiles hit base in Qatar
Nazahryth Bernard
Iran’s official IRNA news agency, citing a statement from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said that “six missiles hit the American base at Al Udeid in Qatar”, Al Jazeera reports.
It said that the attack was carried out in retaliation for US air attacks on key Iranian nuclear facilities last week.
Earlier, Qatar confirmed that a total of 19 missiles were fired from Iran, adding that only one of those hit the base.
Trump's full Truth Social post on upcoming Israel-Iran ceasefire
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Ceasefire to begin in 'approximately six hours from now'
Kendall Russell
"It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE (in approximately 6 hours from now, when Israel and Iran have wound down and completed their in progress, final missions!), for 12 hours, at which point the War will be considered, ENDED," Trump wrote on social media.
The ceasefire is expected to begin at around 4pm NZ time.
Trump says Israel and Iran agree to 'total ceasefire'
Kendall Russell
AFP is reporting that US President Donald Trump has said Israel and Iran have agreed to a "total ceasefire".
More to come
Several powerful explosions heard in Tehran
Kendall Russell
A series of powerful explosions have rocked the Iranian capital in early hours of Tuesday (local time), according to AFP correspondents on the scene.
The blasts came around 9.55pm GMT (8.55am today NZT), after the Israeli army called for residents of an area in central Tehran to evacuate, publishing a map showing an evacuation zone covering part of District 7.
– AFP
Iran calls for evacuation of city of Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv
Kendall Russell
Iran has called on residents of the Israeli city of Ramat Gan, east of the commercial capital Tel Aviv, to evacuate, local Iranian media reported.
"Urgent warning from Iran to evacuate the zone of Ramat Gan in the occupied territories," said the Mehr news agency, referring to Israel.
- AFP
Listen: What's next for Iran after US bombs the country's nuclear sites?
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UN chief condemns strikes by Iran, calls to 'stop fighting'
Kendall Russell
UN chief Antonio Guterres has condemned Iran's attack against a US base in Qatar and urged again for diplomacy to end the conflict between Iran and Israel, his spokesman said.
"From the outset of the crisis, the Secretary-General has repeatedly condemned any military escalation in this conflict, including today’s attack by Iran on the territory of Qatar," spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement.
Guterres "further reiterates his call on all parties to stop fighting", he added.
- AFP
Iran says it is ready to respond to any new US attack
Kendall Russell
Iran is ready to retaliate for any new attack by the United States, the Islamic republic's top diplomat said late on Monday (local time) after Tehran launched a strike at Washington's largest military base in the region.
"Iran's missile attack on Al-Udeid military base was a response to America's blatant aggression against Iran's territorial integrity and national sovereignty," Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi was quoted as saying by his ministry, adding that Tehran "will be prepared to respond again" to any new strikes by Washington.
- AFP
Israeli army calls for evacuation of area in central Tehran
Kendall Russell
The Israeli army has called for residents of an area of central Tehran to evacuate, saying it was "targeting the Iranian regime's military infrastructure".
In a post on the X social network in Persian around midnight (local time), it published a map showing an evacuation zone marked in red covering part of District 7 in Tehran.
"To all civilians, for your safety and well-being, we urge you to evacuate immediately from the marked area and avoid approaching it in the coming hours," it said.
- AFP
Qatar reopens airspace following attack
Kendall Russell
There are reports Qatar has reopened its airspace following today's earlier attack on a US air base.
Helen Clark says US strikes on Iran shun diplomacy
Kendall Russell
Former Labour Prime Minister Helen Clark has joined calls for the Government to acknowledge US attacks on Iran as a breach of international law.
"So there's no credible assessment that Iran was on the brink of creating a nuclear weapon and firing it at Israel or anybody else.
"The Israeli PM has been trying for the last 20 years to get the US involved in a conflict with Iran, and he's finally succeeded through the presumably close friendship with Donald Trump."
She said she was confused by the Australian and UK reaction, with Australia outright saying it's not a breach and the UK remaining silent.
Clark hinted at the idea that New Zealand should be more worried than it seems to be.
"This sees us moving to a world where might is right, that's not a world that suits small countries like New Zealand. And that's why New Zealand should be calling it a breach."
Watch: Kiwi journalist on the ground in Doha earlier this morning
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Video shows Qatar intercepting Iranian missiles
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Trump says he hopes Iran, Israel will 'now proceed to Peace'
Kendall Russell
President Donald Trump has called for Iran to seek peace with Israel, saying he did not expect further retaliation from Tehran against the United States after its attack on an American base.
Iran has "gotten it all out of their 'system,' and there will, hopefully, be no further HATE", he said on his Truth Social platform.
"Perhaps Iran can now proceed to Peace and Harmony in the Region, and I will enthusiastically encourage Israel to do the same," Trump added.
- AFP
Trump dismisses Iran's retaliatory strikes as 'very weak'
Kendall Russell
US President Donald Trump has dismissed Iran's retaliatory strikes that targeted a US base in Qatar as "very weak", while welcoming "early notice" given by Tehran.
"Iran has officially responded to our Obliteration of their Nuclear Facilities with a very weak response, which we expected, and have very effectively countered," Trump posted on his Truth Social platform, after multiple missiles were launched toward the Al Udeid base in Qatar.
"I want to thank Iran for giving us early notice, which made it possible for no lives to be lost, and nobody to be injured," he added.
- AFP
Iran's Supreme Leader says they will not accept aggression 'from anyone'
Kendall Russell
Iran's Supreme Leader has said on X that Iran did not harm anyone – and will not accept aggression "from anyone under any circumstances".
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also said Iran will not submit to anyone's aggression, and that is the "logic" of the Iranian nation.
CNN reports it is Khamenei's first statement on social media since the US struck Iran's nuclear sites over the weekend.
No attacks 'so far' on Iraq bases hosting US troops - security sources
Kendall Russell
Iraqi security sources told AFP that Iran had not attacked the main base hosting US troops in the country "so far", after the Islamic republic launched missiles at an American military facility in Qatar.
Iran's National Security Council said it had attacked the US base at Al Udeid – its largest in the region – in retaliation for American strikes on its nuclear facilities.
"There have been no attacks so far on Ain al-Assad," a major Iraqi airbase in Anbar province hosting American troops and other personnel from the US-led coalition against jihadists, said a security official in the province.
"We are monitoring the situation in case anything happens," the official added, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters.
A military source in Baghdad, also speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that "for the moment, Ain al-Assad has not been targeted", and neither had the base at Baghdad International Airport, where US troops are also deployed.
He added that the bases were "on security alert".
Likewise, no attacks were immediately reported at the military base of the anti-IS coalition at the airport in Arbil, the capital of the northern autonomous Kurdistan region.
Iran's official press agency IRNA had reported earlier that Iran launched missiles "against American bases located in Qatar and in Iraq".
But in its announcement of the attack on the base in Qatar, the National Security Council made no mention of Iraq.
- AFP
Labour leader Chris Hipkins continues calls for Govt to acknowledge US strike on Iran as international law breach
Kendall Russell
Labour leader Chris Hipkins is continuing his calls for the Government to acknowledge the US strike on Iran as a breach of international law.
"Well, so basically, to in order to do what the US have done, they'd need to either have a mandate from the United Nations Security Council, they don't have that, or they would need to demonstrate that they were acting in self-defence because an attack from Iran was imminent and they haven't been able to demonstrate that either."
He told HeraldNOW's Ryan Bridge that in the past, New Zealand has taken a "principled position" like what we did during the Iraq invasion, but this time we should not remain on the fence.
"The idea that you bomb another country in order to stop them developing nuclear weapons or in order to stop nuclear proliferation is an alarming idea. If we start saying, okay, in order to stop the development of nuclear weapons, we just bomb everybody."
More images of Qatar intercepting Iranian missiles aimed for US base
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Iran considers suspending co-operation with IAEA
Kendall Russell
Tehran is considering suspending its co-operation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the speaker of Iran's Parliament said.
In Parliament, "we are seeking to pass a bill to suspend Iran's cooperation with the IAEA", speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said on X, accusing the UN's nuclear watchdog of lacking objectivity and professionalism.
The IAEA in June adopted a resolution condemning Tehran's failure to co-operate with the agency with regard to its nuclear programme.
- AFP
Iranian demonstrators celebrate attack on US base
Kendall Russell
Iranians gathered in central Tehran, images on state TV showed, to celebrate a missile attack targeting a US base in Qatar in retaliation for American strikes on nuclear sites.
Demonstrators were seen waving the flag of the Islamic republic and chanting "Death to America", while others honked their car horns in celebration, footage showed.
Iraq warns of 'broader confrontation' after US base in Qatar attacked
Kendall Russell
Iraq's foreign ministry warned of a "broader confrontation" and heightened tension in the region after Iran attacked a US base in Qatar.
Iraq has repeatedly warned "against the danger of new parties getting involved in the conflict, which could lead to a broader confrontation and further regional tension", the foreign ministry said in a statement.
- AFP
Airlines disrupted by conflict
Kendall Russell
Global airlines have suspended or reduced flights in the Middle East as the conflict between Israel and Iran rages after the United States bombed three Iranian nuclear enrichment sites at the weekend.
The United States carried out strikes against Iranian nuclear sites on Sunday after over a week of deadly missile exchanges between Israel and Iran.
Here is the latest airline situation:
European airlines
British Airways cancelled flights between London's Heathrow Airport and Dubai and Doha on Sunday (local time) following the US strikes on Iran.
The airline said on Monday it was scheduled to operate those routes as normal, though there were some cancellations ahead of a clutch of evening flights.
Air France halted flights to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates until at least Tuesday inclusive, the airline said.
It also extended the suspension of the Paris-Tel Aviv route until July 14.
Flights of Air France's low-cost carrier Transavia from Paris to Beirut have been suspended until June 30 while the Tel Aviv route is closed until September 7.
Germany's Lufthansa group, whose other airlines include Swiss, Austrian and ITA, has suspended flights to the Middle East until June 30.
The Amman and Erbil, Iraq, routes were also suspended until July 11.
The group will not fly to Tel Aviv and Tehran will until July 31 and is also avoiding the air space of countries involved in the conflict.
Greece's Aegean Airlines has stopped Tel Aviv flights until July 12. Its Amman, Beirut and Erbil routes are closed until June 28.
Turkish airline Pegasus has scrapped flights to Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon until June 30, and Iran until July 30.
Flag carrier Turkish Airlines on Monday cancelled its remaining flights for the day to Bahrain, Dammam, Doha, Dubai, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi and Muscat.
No Turkish Airlines flights to Baghdad, Damascus and Tehran are available before July 1.
Finnair meanwhile confirmed it was suspending flights to Doha. The carrier is also staying out of the airspace of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Israel.
US and Canadian airlines
United Airlines has warned passengers that flights to and from Dubai scheduled between June 18 and July 3 may be affected and is offering no-fee ticket changes under certain conditions due to Middle East unrest.
The US airline has implemented the same flexibility for Tel Aviv flights between June 13 and August 1, allowing customers to re-book for other major European cities.
Air Canada has temporarily suspended its daily non-stop service from Toronto to Dubai starting June 18 and warned the suspension could be extended.
Travel via a European stopover on a partner airline remains possible, according to its website.
American Airlines is allowing customers to change their bookings to Doha without fees for travel originally scheduled between June 19 and July 20.
Asian airlines
Singapore Airlines has cancelled eight flights to Dubai - two per day from Sunday through Wednesday.
- AFP
People film projectiles over Doha, Qatar
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Oil prices fall more than 6% after attack
Kendall Russell
Oil prices sank more than 6% after Iran attacked a US military base in neighbouring Qatar in retaliation for US weekend strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
Near 1815 GMT, futures for West Texas Intermediate fell 6.5% to US$69.96 a barrel, while Brent oil futures dropped 6.4% to $72.07 a barrel, its lowest level in 10 days.
A US defence official said there were no known American casualties from the incident, which analysts said did not appear to be near key oil infrastructure.
John Kilduff of Again Capital described the Iranian action as "somewhat measured" and apart from population centres.
"This is a face-saving measure by the Iranians and hopefully the diplomatic off-ramp will be taken," Kilduff said.
The Iran-Israel clash has focused worry on the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway for seaborne oil that has long been used by Iran as a geopolitical bargaining chip.
Tehran has for decades threatened to close the strait every time tensions soared, but never acted on its warning.
But Kilduff said, "it's pretty clear that this is not going to turn into - right away at least - any kind of impact on oil flows in the region, particularly the Strait of Hormuz."
- AFP
Security situation 'stable' following Iran's attack on Al Udeid base
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Qatar has said the security situation was "stable" following an Iranian missile attack that targeted a US base on its territory in retaliation for American attacks on Iran nuclear sites.
"The Ministry of Interior confirms ... that the security situation in the country is stable, and there is no cause for concern," the Government said in a statement.
- AFP
Iran claims six missiles hit Al Udeid base
Kendall Russell
Although a US official has said there has been no damage to the Al Udeid base, Iran is claiming six missiles hit it.
Israeli military says Iran threat 'to whole world' after Qatar attack
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The Israeli military has said that Iran's retaliatory attack on US military bases proved that the country was a threat to "the entire world".
"I want to say that this is further proof of hostility and violence and of the fact that Iran is a terrorist state, which threatens not only Israel, but the entire Middle East, including its neighbours and the entire world," military spokesman Effie Defrin told reporters in a televised press conference.
Israel has been attacking Iran from the air since launching a surprise operation on June 13.
- AFP
Macron calls for a return to negotiations
Kendall Russell
French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a return to negotiations after Iran carried out a retaliatory strike on a US military base in Qatar.
"The spiral of chaos must end," he wrote on X. "I call on all parties to exercise the utmost restraint, de-escalate and return to the negotiating table."
Speaking to broadcaster France 2, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said: "This is a dangerous escalation in which Iran bears a heavy responsibility. It is a cycle of violence that puts the region at risk of a widespread conflagration, which would have very serious repercussions even here at home."
- AFP
UAE also condemns attack - reports
Kendall Russell
There are reports the UAE has also condemned Iran's attack on the Al Udeid Air Base.
AFP is reporting it has condemned the attack in "strongest terms".
Saudi Arabia condemns Iran's attack on Al Udeid base
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Saudi Arabia has lambasted Iran for its "unjustifiable" attack on a US base in Qatar, offering to deploy "all its capabilities" to support Doha, with whom it has had fraught relations in the past.
Riyadh said it "condemns and denounces in the strongest terms the aggression launched by Iran against the sisterly State of Qatar... This is unacceptable and unjustifiable under any circumstances. The Kingdom affirms its solidarity and full support for... Qatar and offers all its capabilities to support the sisterly State of Qatar in any measures it takes," Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry said in a statement.
- AFP
Flight from Auckland to Doha diverted
Kendall Russell
A flight from Auckland to Doha is being tracked by almost 200,000 people on FlightRadar.
The Qatar Airways flight took off from Auckland last night and is due to land at 6.15am NZT.
Flight Radar now shows the flight diverting to Muscat Airport.
Confirmation Kuwait has closed its airspace
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Kuwait said it was closing its airspace "until further notice" after a similar move from Bahrain as Iran attacked a US base in Qatar in retaliation for American strikes in Iran.
"In the interest of the country's security and safety, and in light of the precautionary measures taken in a number of neighbouring countries, which include the closure of their airports and airspace, the State of Kuwait announces the temporary closure of its airspace as a precautionary measure, effective today until further notice" the Kuwaiti Directorate General of Civil Aviation said in a statement.
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No reports of 'US casualties' after attack on Al Udeid Air Base
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Iran fired ballistic missiles at a US base in Qatar but there are no known American casualties, a US defence official said.
"I can confirm that Al Udeid Air Base was attacked by short-range and medium-range ballistic missiles originating from Iran today. At this time, there are no reports of US casualties," the official said.
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Oil prices fall after attack in US base in Qatar
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There are also reports oil prices have fallen 5% after Iran's attack on the Al Udeid base.
Kuwait reportedly closes airspace
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There are reports Kuwait has also temporarily closed its airspace.
'Reserved the right to respond': Qatar on Iran's attack on US base
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Qatar has said it "reserved the right to respond" after Iran attacked the US Al Udeid base hosted in the Gulf state, the largest American military facility in the region.
"We affirm that the State of Qatar reserves the right to respond directly in a manner proportional to the nature and scale of this blatant aggression," foreign ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari said in a statement, adding that the US base had been evacuated as a precaution ahead of the attack.
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Iran confirms retaliatory attack on US base in Qatar
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Iran's National Security Council has confirmed it had attacked a major US military base in Qatar in retaliation for American strikes on its nuclear facilities, adding its response did not "pose any threat" to its Gulf neighbour.
"In response to the US aggressive and insolent action against Iran's nuclear sites and facilities, a few hours ago, the powerful armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran struck the US air base in Al-Udeid, Qatar," the council said in a statement, adding that the number of missiles used "was the same as the number of bombs that the US had used in attacking Iran's nuclear facilities".
"This action does not pose any threat to our friendly and brotherly country, Qatar," it added.
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Footage of Qatar intercepting Iranian missiles
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Number of missiles Iran fired toward US base same as number of US bombs used to strike Iranian nuclear sites - reports
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CNN is reporting that the number of missiles Iran used to attack the Al Udeid air base in Qatar was the same as the number of bombs the US used to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, according to the secretariat of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.
Bahrain temporarily suspends air traffic
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Bahrain has temporarily suspended air traffic after Iran attacked a US base in neighbouring Qatar in retaliation for American strikes on its nuclear facilities.
"The Civil Aviation Affairs of the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications announced the temporary suspension of air navigation in the skies of the Kingdom of Bahrain as a precautionary measure in light of recent regional developments," said a statement carried by the official Bahrain News Agency.
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Qatar condemns attack on US base
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Qatar has condemned an Iranian attack on the largest US military base in the region, hosted in the Gulf state, calling it a "flagrant violation" of its sovereignty.
"We express the State of Qatar's strong condemnation of the attack on Al Udeid Air Base by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, and consider it a flagrant violation of the State of Qatar's sovereignty and airspace, as well as of international law," foreign ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari said in a statement.
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Qatar intercepts Iranian missile attack
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CNN is reporting that Qatar’s defence ministry has said its air defences successfully intercepted a missile attack targeting the Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
The defence ministry also said that the attack did not result in any deaths or injuries.
Explosions heard over Qatar as Iran retaliates against US
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Iranian state media has announced Iran has begun its "mighty and victorious" response to US strikes.
The state-run Tasnim agency says that Iran's Revolutionary Guard launched missiles at US bases in Qatar and Iraq.
Explosions have been heard over Qatar following the announcement.
Several loud explosions were heard in Tehran overnight, AFP correspondents said, after the Israeli army warned residents in a central area of the Iranian capital to evacuate.
Any cessation in hostilities would come as a huge relief to world leaders frantic about an escalation in violence igniting into a wider conflagration.
The adversaries had been swapping missile fire since Israel carried out surprise “pre-emptive” strikes against Iran on June 13, targeting nuclear and military sites, and prompting Trump to warn of a possible “massive” regional conflict.
Strikes on US base in Qatar
Earlier, Iran announced it had launched missiles at a major US base in Qatar in retaliation for American strikes on key nuclear facilities, with explosions ringing out in Doha and projectiles seen streaking overhead.
Qatar, which lies 190km south of Iran and is home to the largest US military facility in the Middle East, said its “air defences successfully intercepted a missile attack targeting Al Udeid Air Base”.
Iran’s National Security Council confirmed having targeted the base “in response to the US aggressive and insolent action against Iran’s nuclear sites and facilities”.
In its statement, the council said the number of missiles used “was the same as the number of bombs that the US had used”, in a signal that it had calibrated its response to be directly proportional.
After more than a week of Israeli strikes on nuclear and military targets across Iran, the United States joined its ally’s campaign on Sunday, carrying out attacks on three key Iranian nuclear facilities, including on an underground uranium enrichment facility at Fordo using massive bunker-busting bombs.
With international concern mounting that Israel’s campaign in Iran could lead to regional spillover – concern that only intensified after the US strikes – French President Emmanuel Macron said after the Iranian retaliation that “the spiral of chaos must end”.
Iran’s security council maintained that its “action does not pose any threat to our friendly and brotherly country, Qatar”.
But Qatari foreign ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari said his country “reserves the right to respond directly in a manner proportional to the nature and scale of this blatant aggression”.
Its much larger neighbour Saudi Arabia, historically a rival of Iran, condemned Tehran’s attack “in the strongest terms”, and offered “all its capabilities to support the sisterly State of Qatar in any measures it takes”.
AFP reporters heard blasts in central Doha and in Lusail, north of the capital, on Monday evening, and saw projectiles moving across the night sky.
A US defence official said Al Udeid was “attacked by short-range and medium-range ballistic missiles originating from Iran”, adding there were no immediate reports of casualties.
Ansari said the base had been evacuated as a precaution ahead of time.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps said six missiles had hit the base, according to state media.
Iranian official press agency IRNA had reported that missiles were also launched at a US base in Iraq, though the National Security Council made no mention of Iraq in its statement.
Iraqi security and military sources told AFP that Iran had not attacked US bases there “so far”.
Earlier in the day Qatar had announced the temporary closure of its airspace in light of “developments in the region”, while foreign embassies there including that of the United States had warned their citizens to shelter in place.
Neighbouring Bahrain and Kuwait also temporarily halted air traffic after the missile attack.
President Donald Trump boasted that Sunday’s strikes had “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear capabilities, but other officials said it was too soon to assess the impact on Iran’s atomic programme.
Tehran strikes
Just as Iran was announcing the new attacks, blasts were heard in the north of Tehran, according to an AFP journalist, who reported yellow flashes typical of Iranian air defences in the sky over the capital shortly before 9pm (1730 GMT).
Earlier in the day Israel reported carrying out what it said were its most powerful strikes yet on Tehran.
Iran, in turn, fired missile barrages at Israel.
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said the military hit sites in Tehran including Evin prison, which Katz said “holds political prisoners and regime opponents”, as well as command centres for the domestic Basij paramilitary and the Revolutionary Guards.
Iranian media and the Israeli military said Israel also struck Fordo on Monday “in order to obstruct access routes” to the site.
Israel’s national electricity company reported “damage near a strategic infrastructure facility” in the south that disrupted the power supply, without naming the location or specifying the cause.
The country’s military censorship rules bar the publication of some details about damage in Israel.
Iranian media, meanwhile, said Israel’s strikes hit a power supply system in Tehran, triggering temporary outages.
Israeli strikes on Iran have killed more than 400 people, Iran’s health ministry has said. Iran’s attacks on Israel have killed 24 people, according to official figures.
China urged both Iran and Israel to prevent the conflict from spilling over, warning of potential economic fallout.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on China to help deter Iran from closing the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for one-fifth of the world’s oil supply.
Trump floats ‘regime change’
After the Pentagon stressed the goal of US intervention was not to topple the Iranian Government, Trump openly toyed with the idea.
“If the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime change???” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.
His press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday that Trump was “still interested and engaging in” diplomacy.
She suggested, however, that Iranians could overthrow their Government if it did not agree to a diplomatic solution.
Top US general Dan Caine has said early assessments indicated the US strikes caused “extremely severe damage” at all three nuclear sites.
Rafael Grossi, director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), told an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council that it had not been possible to assess the underground damage at Fordo.
“Armed attacks on nuclear facilities should never take place,” he added.
Iran has consistently denied seeking an atomic bomb, and Grossi has said there was no evidence to suggest it was doing so despite the Islamic republic being the only non-nuclear armed state to enrich uranium to 60%.
- Agence France-Presse