Iran appeared to ignore President Donald Trump’s plea to adhere to the ceasefire he brokered between the Islamic Republic and Israel.
On Tuesday, Israel declared its intention to retaliate against the alleged ceasefire breach, with Defense Minister Israel Katz instructing the military forces to strike Tehran. Furthermore, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of the General Staff, Maj. Gen. Eyal Zamir, pledged that the nation would “respond with force.”
According to reports, Iran’s military refuted claims of breaking the ceasefire. Nevertheless, the IDF reported that air raid alarms were echoing throughout the country on Tuesday.
Israel accused Iran of violating a ceasefire announced by President Donald Trump, but Tehran denied Jerusalem’s claims. (Reuters)
Trump showed his disappointment over the ceasefire’s breakdown by urging both nations to halt the hostilities. He took to social media, advising Israel against a retaliatory strike, which he described as “a major violation” of the ceasefire, and insisted that Israel should recall its pilots.
The president also spoke about his disappointment with Israel’s response when answering questions from reporters outside the White House before heading to a NATO summit in the Netherlands.
“I’ve got to get Israel to calm down now,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday. “I don’t like the fact that Israel went out this morning and at all and I’m gonna see if I can stop it.”
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on June 24, 2025, on his way to The Hague, to join world leaders gathering in the Netherlands for a two-day NATO summit. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
He later added that he did not believe the two countries were fighting because it’s all they have known for “so long.”
“We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f— they’re doing,” Trump said.
Shortly after speaking to reporters, Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social that Israel would not attack Iran and that the ceasefire was in effect.
“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 later posted a follow-up saying that Iran would “never rebuild [its] nuclear facilities.”
