2:32 PM MSTIsrael’s military has intercepted two drones “most likely from Iran” heading towards Israel.2:26 PM MSTIsrael moved toward normal life under a fragile ceasefire with Iran. The head of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) General Eyal Zamir called Israel's “12 day war” with Iran a major success. Zamir praised its "phenomenal achievements" and stated that the military will now refocus its efforts on Hamas and Gaza.“We must stay focused; there’s no time to rest on our laurels. Now the focus shifts back to Gaza to bring the hostages home and to dismantle the Hamas regime,” said Zamir to the IDF staff.2:14 PM MSTIn a televised address, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel had successfully ended Iran’s nuclear program and vowed to take further action if Iran attempted to develop nuclear weapons again.“If someone in Iran tries to restore that programme, we will act with the same determination, the same power, to cut off any such attempt,” said Netanyahu.“I repeat. Iran will not have a nuclear weapon.”1:28 PM MSTCNN is claiming that it has sources that said the attack against Iran only set their nuclear program back by a few months. “This alleged assessment is flat-out wrong and was classified as ‘top secret’ but was still leaked to CNN by an anonymous, low-level loser in the intelligence community," said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt to CNN in a statement."The leaking of this alleged assessment is a clear attempt to demean President Trump, and discredit the brave fighter pilots who conducted a perfectly executed mission to obliterate Iran’s nuclear program. Everyone knows what happens when you drop fourteen 30,000 pound bombs perfectly on their targets: total obliteration.”.12:31 PM MSTPassengers faced cancelled flights and confusion today while travelling to and from the Middle East. This happened because several Gulf nations closed their airspace starting on Monday. The closure happened because of an Iranian missile attack on a US military base in Qatar.Aviation data company Cirium reported 288 flights were cancelled at Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar. Qatar Airways operated 227 of these cancelled flights. These cancellations represented almost half of Qatar Airways scheduled flights..12:09 PM MSTAn Israeli airstrike killed a top Iranian nuclear scientist this morning. This brings the total number of key nuclear experts killed to at least 14. Israel says these scientists were directly involved in Iran's nuclear enrichment program.The scientist killed was Mohammad Reza Sedighi Saber. Saber died when three missiles hit his father-in-law's home in northern Iran, according to Iranian state media. Just last month, the US State Department had placed sanctions on Saber because of his nuclear work.Saber led a group called Shahid Karimi. His group specialized in explosives research for Iran's defence agency, according to the US State Department. His work was directly connected to projects involving research and testing for nuclear weapons development.Iranian media reports suggest Israel had been trying to target Saber for over a week. A previous attack at the same home on June 13 killed Saber's 17 year old son.Following Saber's death, Israel's French Ambassador Joshua Zarka confirmed they had now killed at least 14 of Iran's nuclear experts since their conflict began. "The fact that the whole group disappeared is basically throwing back the program by a number of years, by quite a number of years," Zarka told The Associated Press.The Israeli military said nine of these scientists were killed during an earlier wave of attacks.Zarka warned that these deaths, along with past killings of other Iranian nuclear scientists, should send a message to anyone taking their place. He stated these experts had the essential knowledge for building nuclear weapons and were working to expand that knowledge.“I do think that people that will be asked to be part of a future nuclear weapon program in Iran will think twice about it,” said Zarka..10:31 AM MSTIran claims the ceasefire shows its military strength forced the US to back down.Retired General Hossein Alaei said Iran not only defended against Israeli attacks but also hit Israel. He also stated Iran struck back at a US base in Qatar.Alaei previously commanded the Revolutionary Guards Navy and made these comments to Iran's ISNA news agency.“In this context, the warmongering Trump opted for a ceasefire to rein in the bloodthirsty Netanyahu,” said Alaei.10:27 AM MSTDuring his trip to the NATO summit in The Hague, President Donald Trump expressed his preference to refrain from regime change in Iran, as such an action could potentially escalate tensions in the Middle East.“I’d like to see everything calm down as quickly as possible,” Trump told reporters. “Regime change takes chaos, and ideally, we don’t want to see so much chaos.”10:20 AM MSTUS Representative Buddy Carter nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. The Georgia Republican formally put forward the president's name. Carter said Trump's role in brokering a ceasefire between Israel and Iran is why he nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.Carter credited Trump with helping end the "12 Day War." Carter also said Trump prevented a wider conflict in the Middle East and stopped Iran's nuclear enrichment program from advancing.Carter said Trump’s leadership is “the very ideals that the Nobel Peace Prize seeks to recognize: the pursuit of peace, the prevention of war, and the advancement of international harmony.”.10:11 AM MSTPresident Trump sharply criticized Israel and Iran for launching attacks after he announced a ceasefire deal.Both countries denied breaking the deal and offered their own versions of events.Details about the ceasefire were scarce. This lack of information caused confusion about the order of attacks and counter-attacks after Trump's announcement. For example, Trump did not announce a public start time for the truce.Time differences also added to the confusion. Iranian time is 30 minutes ahead of Israeli time. Israeli time is nine hours ahead of Mountain Standard Time.9:45 AM MSTA White House official reportedly said American strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities helped end Iran’s war with Israel.Many feared the US attack on three Iranian nuclear sites could start a bigger war in the Middle East.But the official told the Axios news site that the massive bombs used showed Iran that "Trump wasn’t playing games.”These special bombs are designed to destroy bomb-proof bunkers.Iran hit back on Monday. It fired missiles at America's Al Udeid airbase in Qatar. Yet experts believe Iran sent secret messages to Washington both before and after this attack. The messages aimed to limit damage and tell the US when Iran's strike was over.Reports say Iran first refused any ceasefire talks until it got revenge. Qatar later helped pass messages between Iran, the US, and Israel.President Donald Trump then suddenly announced a ceasefire on social media. This surprise move reportedly caught even his closest advisors off guard, according to the New York Times.9:27 AM MST“Now we’re going to NATO, and we’ll get a new set of problems,” President Donald Trump told reporters on Air Force One. “We’ll solve a new set of problems.”Trump left Washington, DC, today for the NATO summit in The Hague. Before travelling, he worked to keep a fragile Israel-Iran ceasefire in place.That shaky ceasefire will probably be the main topic at the NATO meeting. This comes as Russian forces still attack Ukraine near the NATO alliance's border.At the summit, Trump is expected to declare victory. Trump is expected to say that all NATO allies agreed to spend five percent of their GDP on defence. That is up from the current target of two percent.Trump has accused the allies of relying too much on US military protection.9:10 AM MSTIran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has indicated that he will honour President Donald Trump’s ceasefire if Israel honours its side of the deal.“If [Israel] does not violate the ceasefire, Iran will not violate it either,” Pezeshkian told Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, according to an official Iranian government website..8:29 AM MSTIran's health ministry reports at least 610 people have been killed in the country since fighting began with Israel on June 13. More than 4,700 others were wounded.Iran said the casualties since June 13 include 13 children, five doctors, and several rescue workers. Ministry spokesman Hossein Kermanpour described difficult conditions. "Hospitals have been confronted with extremely harrowing scenes," Kermanpour posted on Twitter/X. Kermanpour stressed that "They are all civilians."The ministry also claims seven hospitals and nine ambulances have been damaged in the attacks.Meanwhile, official Israeli figures show Iran's strikes have killed 28 people in Israel. Over 2,100 people there have been injured.8:13 AM MSTEmergency crews reported five people died when Iranian ballistic missiles hit Beersheba, Israel. The victims included a man and a woman in their forties, along with a man in his early twenties. Firefighters confirmed the attack collapsed three storeys of an apartment building.The strike happened in a neighbourhood of this desert city. This area is home to many people originally from the former Soviet Union. Nearby, customers at a shop selling goods from Lithuania, Moldova, and Ukraine listened to updates on a Russian-language Israeli TV station.“I was at home when the missile hit, and I was absolutely terrified,” said Olga, who was from Moldova. “The Iranians will need to try and show to their people that they won, so I’m not sure we will see a final peace today. But it’s coming very soon.”.8:05 AM MSTIsrael's Air Force bombed a radar system near Tehran today. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced the strike.It said the attack was a response to two Iranian violations of the ceasefire.Netanyahu's office also said he spoke with President Donald Trump. Following that phone conversation, Netanyahu decided against launching more strikes inside Iran.7:22 AM MSTA fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran began today. The ceasefire deal ended 12 days of fighting that had raised concerns about a broader Middle East conflict.The agreement faced immediate challenges as both countries accused each other of launching attacks just hours after the ceasefire took effect.President Donald Trump announced the ceasefire on Monday evening. Trump later told reporters that both nations had broken the deal. Trump said he was unsure whether the violations were deliberate and warned Israel to stop its strikes against Iran.Trump posted a message on social media that said, "BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!"Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz claimed Iran had fired multiple missiles at Israel. Katz said he ordered the military to "respond forcefully to Iran's violation of the ceasefire."Iran's state broadcaster denied launching any missiles after the ceasefire took effect.Iran then accused Israel of carrying out three separate attacks. These alleged strikes by Israel happened shortly after Trump said the ceasefire was active. Israel has not publicly responded to these accusations.