US President Donald Trump sharply rebuked Israel on Tuesday (Jun 24) for its military response following a ceasefire deal, and accused both Israel and Iran of violating the agreement just hours after he announced it.
“Israel is not going to attack Iran. All planes will turn around and head home, while doing a friendly ‘plane wave’ to Iran. Nobody will be hurt, the ceasefire is in effect!” he said on Truth Social.
If it holds, the truce would be a big political win for Trump. It comes after he decided to send US bombers over the weekend to attack three nuclear facilities in Iran that Israel and the US say were being used to build an atomic bomb in secret.
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Here’s a recap of what has happened:
- Trump said the Israel-Iran ceasefire is “in effect” despite initial violations and that he was “not happy” with both countries, but especially so with Israel
- Amid accusations of a breach of the truce, Israel said it hit an Iranian radar but refrained from other strikes after Trump’s call with Netanyahu
- Hours-long queues, uncertainty and anxiety – Singapore-bound passengers were among thousands of travellers stranded at Hamad International Airport in Doha. Three of them told CNA that there was no clear indication on when they would be able to get another flight
- There remain two major questions that will determine whether a lasting truce will hold, said NUS Middle East Institute’s Clemens Chay in a Snap Insight for CNA
Hours-long queues at Hamad International Airport
Singapore-bound passengers were among thousands of travellers stranded at the airport in Doha today, after the temporary closure of several countries’ airspace.
Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait temporarily shut their airspace late on Monday after Iran’s strike on a US military base in Qatar’s capital Doha, forcing airlines to cancel or reroute hundreds of flights and creating a backlog of stranded passengers.
Three passengers travelling to Singapore told CNA that there was no clear indication when they would be able to get another flight. They had also not been provided with any accommodation arrangements.
After queuing for around eight hours to rebook another flight that was meant to depart this afternoon, one of them later learnt that this flight had been cancelled as well.
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Iran begins rebuilding
Iran said it had begun efforts to rebuild residential areas and public infrastructure damaged in Israeli strikes over 12 days.
“We witnessed attacks on residential areas, as well as on scientific centres, research institutes, healthcare facilities and civilians … therefore we are facing a major task ahead in terms of reconstruction,” government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani told state TV, adding that the authorities have begun to assess the extent of the damage.
Trump earlier told reporters on Air Force One that Iran “should be able to rebuild”.
“You know, the Iranians are very good traders, very good businesspeople, and they got a lot of oil. They should be fine. They should be able to rebuild and do a good job,” he said.
“They’re never going to have nuclear, but other than that they should do a great job.”
China hopes to see “real ceasefire”: Wang Yi
China has been in contact with Iran, Israel and relevant parties and looks forward to the realisation of a “real ceasefire”, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Turkish counterpart in a phone call.
All parties should resume dialogue on an equal basis and return to the path of a political settlement of the Iranian nuclear issue, Wang said, according to a statement from his ministry.
Timeline: Fragile truce
In the wake of the ceasefire announcement, both sides have accused each other of breaches.
Iran rejected accusations by Israel of breaking the armistice, while saying that Israel had continued its attacks on Tehran for an hour and a half after the ceasefire came into effect.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office said Israel had carried out a strike in Tehran targeting Iranian security forces at 3am (8am, Singapore time), four hours before the ceasefire was due to start.
An Iranian missile strike on Beersheba in Israel’s south killed four Israelis on Tuesday morning. Netanyahu’s office said that the attack had been launched before the truce started.
But it also accused Iran of launching a single missile six minutes after the ceasefire went into effect and firing another two missiles around three and a half hours later, at about 10.25am (3.25pm, Singapore time).
Those missiles were either intercepted or fell in open areas without causing casualties or damage to property.
In retaliation, the Israeli air force destroyed the radar installation near Tehran, it said.
Israel refrained from carrying out other strikes on Iran after a conversation between Trump and Netanyahu, the prime minister’s office said, without specifying if the conversation had taken place before or after the attack on the radar station.
Iranian oil for China
China can continue to buy Iranian oil, said US President Donald Trump, in what appeared to be relief for Tehran from sanctions Washington has previously imposed to punish the trade.
“China can now continue to purchase oil from Iran. Hopefully, they will be purchasing plenty from the US, also,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform as he travelled to a NATO summit in The Hague.
Watch: Trump rebukes Israel for post-ceasefire strikes
“Israel, as soon as we made the deal, they came out and they dropped a load of bombs, the likes of which I’ve never seen before,” Trump told reporters before leaving for a NATO summit in The Hague.
“We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the **** they’re doing.”
Iran arrests European over alleged spying for Israel
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they have arrested a European citizen who had entered Iran as a tourist and gone to the southern Hormozgan province to gather intelligence at sensitive and military sites, the semi-official news agency Tasnim reported on Tuesday.
No details on the person’s nationality were provided.
Israel says it “refrained” from further strikes on Iran after Trump call
Israel said it destroyed a radar installation near Tehran earlier today in response to Iran violating the ceasefire.
However, it refrained from further strikes after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with US President Donald Trump, Netanyahu’s office said.
Trump says he does not want “regime change” in Iran
US President Donald Trump said he does not want to see “regime change” in Iran, which he said would lead to chaos.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to a NATO summit, Trump said Iran is not going to have a nuclear weapon and that Russian President Vladimir Putin had called him and offered to help with Iran.
“Iran’s not going to have a nuclear weapon, it’s the last thing on their mind right now.”
Fresh Israeli strikes: Reports
Iranian and Israeli media have reported new Israeli airstrikes on Iran.
Two explosions were heard in the capital, said judiciary news outlet Mizan. Israeli army radio said Israel had struck an Iranian radar site near Tehran.
The strikes took place minutes after Trump said Israel had called off its attack in response to his command.
Trump says Israel is not going to attack Iran
US President Donald Trump said Israel was not going to attack Iran, and all planes will turn around and head home.
“All planes will turn around and head home, while doing a friendly ‘Plane Wave’ to Iran. Nobody will be hurt, the Ceasefire is in effect!,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
Trump has also warned Israel not to drop any more bombs on Iran or it would be a violation of the ceasefire he is trying to broker between the two countries.”Israel. Do not drop those bombs. If you do it it is a major violation. Bring your pilots home, now!” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social shortly after he left the White House on Tuesday.
Israel and Iran violated ceasefire: Trump
US President Donald Trump said both Israel and Iran violated a ceasefire he announced hours earlier and he was not happy with either country – but especially Israel.
Speaking to reporters before leaving for the NATO summit in The Hague, Trump said Israel “unloaded” right after agreeing to the deal.
He also said Iran’s nuclear capabilities were gone and that Iran would never rebuild its nuclear programme.
Iran says Israel launched strikes until 9am
Israel had struck Iran in three stages until 9am local time (1.30pm, Singapore time) today, the spokesperson of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya central military headquarters said, according to state TV.
Shortly before that, Trump had announced that the ceasefire was “in effect”.
Iranian state TV earlier said a ceasefire would take place from 7.30am local time on Tuesday.
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, its top security body, also said its armed forces were prepared to “decisively respond” to renewed attacks.
DBS suspends non-essential travel to conflict-hit areas
As tensions between Iran and Israel rise, several global banks are considering evacuating staff from the Middle East, while others have restricted employee travel to the region as tensions continue.
A DBS spokesperson told Reuters that it suspended all non-essential travel to conflict-hit areas.
“We are closely monitoring the evolving situation in the Middle East, including developments in and around Dubai,” they said.
Bank of Singapore has also halted all non-essential travel to and from Dubai, its head of risk management at the bank’s DIFC branch said.
Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has also begun evacuating some family members of staff from Dubai and the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, a spokesperson said.
It is also considering allowing staff to leave at their discretion.
Qatar PM says Iran attack on US base “unacceptable”
Qatar’s prime minister said Iran’s missile strikes targeting the US base on Qatari soil were an “unacceptable” attack on the country.
“The attack on the State of Qatar is an unacceptable act, especially that the State of Qatar has been making great diplomatic efforts in order to have the situation de-escalated,” Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani told reporters.
He also said Qatar hopes Israel does not take advantage of the ceasefire with Iran to keep attacking Gaza.
Strike on Evin prison a “grave breach of international humanitarian law”: UN
The UN human rights office said that an Israeli airstrike targeting Evin prison in Iran’s capital represents “a grave breach of international humanitarian law”.
“Evin prison is not a military objective,” UN human rights spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan said.
He added that his office has received reports of fires inside Evin prison and an unspecified number of injuries.
The prison contains political prisoners, according to Reuters.
Calm in Tehran
There appeared to be calm on the streets of Tehran, hours after US President Donald Trump said a ceasefire was in effect.
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said Israel had been forced to accept defeat and a ceasefire unilaterally, and that Iranian armed forces remained prepared to “decisively respond” to any further attack.
Russia supported Iran with its “clear position” on US, Israeli strikes
Russia said that it had supported Iran “with its clear position” on condemning US and Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and that Moscow intended to further develop its ties with Tehran.
The Kremlin’s comments come after criticism that Russia has not done enough to support Iran, with which it has a strategic partnership pact.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had said he highly valued Russia’s role.
Araghchi thanked Putin for condemning US strikes on Iran, telling him Russia stood on “the right side of history”.
China urges “political resolution” to conflict
China said it has urged Iran and Israel to “return to the correct path of political resolution” amid the conflict between the arch-foes.
“The facts have proven that military means cannot bring peace and dialogue and negotiations are the right path to solving problems,” foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said.
He added that China is willing to work with other countries to “contribute efforts to maintaining peace and stability in the Middle East region”.
Strikes on Al-Udeid were exercise of Iran’s self-defence: Iranian foreign ministry
Iran’s foreign ministry has issued a statement on its military strikes on the US military base Al-Udeid.
Spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said it was in exercise of Iran’s self-defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter in response to the US’ “unprovoked aggression” against Iran’s territorial integrity and national sovereignty that took place on Jun 22.
Article 51 of the UN Charter recognises the right to self-defence by a member state should it be attacked.
“This act of self-defence had nothing to do with our friendly neighbour Qatar as we enjoy excellent and deeply rooted relationships,” he said in a post on X.
“Iran remains fully committed to its good-neighbourliness policy with respect to the State of Qatar and other neighbouring countries.”
He added that Iran resolves not to let US or Israeli “criminal aggressions and malign policies against Iran” create division between Iran and other “brotherly” countries in the region.
Iran top security body says Israel was forced to accept ceasefire
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said Israel was forced to accept defeat and a ceasefire unilaterally, and that Iranian armed forces remained prepared to “decisively respond” to any further attack.
Iran’s armed forces general also denied any missile launch towards Israel in recent hours, reported Nournews.
France calls on Iran to start negotiations over nuclear programme
The French foreign ministry called on Iran to engage immediately in negotiations for an accord over its nuclear and ballistic programme.
“France urges Iran to engage without delay in negotiations leading to an agreement that addresses all concerns related to its nuclear and ballistic programs and its destabilising activities,” the ministry said in a statement.
Yesterday, French President Emmanuel Macron called for a return to diplomacy to end the “spiral of chaos”.
Iran denies reports of ceasefire violation
News about a missile attack by Iran on Israel after the ceasefire between the two countries took effect is “denied”, Iranian media reported, quoting state TV.
Israeli military said earlier it detected launches from Iran to which Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel would respond “forcefully”.
Deaths, injuries after Israeli strike on Tehran prison
Iran reported casualties after a series of strikes on Monday that Israel called its most powerful strikes yet on Tehran.
People were killed and injured after the attack that hit the administrative building of Evin prison, judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir said on Tuesday on state TV.
“Following the damage, some administrative and judicial coworkers … as well as inmates and members of their family were injured,” Jahangir said, adding “we had martyrs as well, but the number is not yet defined”.
Israel orders attacks on Iran
Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz said he has ordered the country’s military to respond forcefully to what he said was Iran’s violation of the ceasefire.
The directive followed an announcement by the military that it had detected missile launches from Iran towards Israel.
Less than three hours earlier, US President Donald Trump had said that the ceasefire was in effect.
Katz said the military had now been instructed to carry out high-intensity operations against targets in Tehran.
Snap Insight: Two major questions to determine whether Israel-Iran truce will hold
All sides in the Israel-Iran war can now claim victory in public, after a ceasefire agreement following 12 days of war.
Iran’s attack on a US military base in Qatar early this morning was clearly a calculated, face-saving measure that showed it responded to US strikes on its nuclear facilities over the weekend, said NUS Middle East Institute’s Clemens Chay in a Snap Insight for CNA.
The US can also claim victory, with President Donald Trump announcing a ceasefire between Iran and Israel. So can Tel Aviv in accepting the ceasefire, saying it achieved its objectives of removing Tehran’s nuclear and ballistic missile threat.
Does this mean the Israel-Iran war is over? There remain two major questions that will determine whether a lasting truce will hold, he said.
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More Scoot flights cancelled
Yesterday, Scoot cancelled two flights between Singapore and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, amid fears of a widening conflict.
The airline has just cancelled two more flights:
- TR596 departing Singapore for Jeddah on Jun 26 2025 at 4.05pm
- TR597 departing Jeddah for Singapore on Jun 26 2025 at 9.50pm
Israel agrees to Trump’s proposal for ceasefire with Iran
Israel has agreed to US President Donald Trump’s proposal for a ceasefire with Iran, having achieved its goal of removing Tehran’s nuclear and ballistic missile threat, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement just posted by his office.
Iran-Israel ceasefire is now in effect, proclaims Trump
“The ceasefire is now in effect. Please do not violate it,” said US President Donald Trump in his latest Truth Social post.
However, both Iran and Israel have yet to officially confirm the agreement, although Iranian state TV earlier announced that a ceasefire had been “imposed” on Israel.
A senior White House official had said Trump brokered a deal in a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel had agreed so long as Iran did not launch further attacks.
Death toll in Iran missile strike on Israeli city rises to 4
In an update, Israel’s emergency services said four people had now been killed, while over a dozen were wounded after an Iranian missile struck the city of Beersheba in the country’s south.
“Huge question mark” over Middle East stability: Analyst
The situation in the Middle East remains “incredibly fluid” despite Trump’s ceasefire proclamation, said Allan Behm, senior adviser of the international and security affairs programme at the Australia Institute, a Canberra-based public policy think tank.
The status of the ceasefire is unclear as the fighting has continued.
“We are in a fog, really. We don’t know whether there’s a ceasefire or not,” said Behm, adding that there is a lack of trust between the parties engaged in this conflict.
“So there’s a huge question mark over the future stability of the Middle East right at the moment.”At some point, Iran, Israel and the United States will have to come to the negotiating table and decide the next steps, he said.
“Nobody has taken a decision to do anything at all except to maintain the status quo, which is uncertainty and the exchange of rockets.”
Behm said Israel and Iran would stand to benefit from a ceasefire deal.
“It would be in the interest of both sides to stop firing rockets at each other as it would be in the interest of the United States to broker some kind of peace agreement between the two sides, just to cut the amount of suffering that’s being inflicted on their populations,” he added.
“The best thing that can happen is that there is a ceasefire and that all parties withdraw to the negotiation table in order to clarify what kind of a future they all want to share.”
