Live Updates: Trump Lashes Out at Israel and Iran as Fragile Truce Is Tested [View all]
Live Updates: Trump Lashes Out at Israel and Iran as Fragile Truce Is Tested
Mr. Trump suggested that both Israel and Iran had continued fighting despite a cease-fire that both had agreed to hours earlier. He warned Israel that further attacks would be a “major violation.”
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/24/world/ceasefire-iran-israel-trump
Patrick KingsleyIsabel KershnerAaron Boxerman and Michael D. Shear
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In expletive-laced remarks to reporters, Mr. Trump accused both sides of launching attacks, pledging to “see if I can stop it.” In a Truth Social post, the president warned Israel not to “drop those bombs” and demanded the country “bring your pilots home now.”
It was unclear whether either side had breached the cease-fire. Israel’s military accused Tehran of firing missiles after the deal went into effect on Tuesday and vowed to retaliate. Iran’s military denied doing so, according to Iranian state news outlets.
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Mr. Trump spoke to reporters before departing for a NATO summit in the Netherlands. His announcement of a cease-fire on Monday evening had caught some of his own officials by surprise.
In the last moment before the cease-fire was meant to take effect, both sides continued to trade fire. The Israeli military said it had struck missile launchers in western Iran that were poised to fire at Israel. Iran launched at least four barrages of ballistic missiles at Israel, setting off sirens that sent millions of Israelis rushing in and out of shelters. At least four people were killed when a missile hit an apartment building in the southern city of Beersheba.
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Israel released a statement saying it had agreed to a mutual cease-fire, having achieved its goals, “and in full coordination with President Trump.” Iran also posed the truce as a sign its military had prevailed.
Three nations play liars poker with nukes and our lives.
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