Live updates: trump says Israel and Iran have agreed to 'total ceasefire'

Iran’s U.N. mission tonight declined to comment on whether Tehran had agreed to a ceasefire with Israel.

trump earlier posted on social media that Israel and Iran had agreed to enter into a ceasefire, which would be rolled out in stages over the next 24 hours.

trump later said that he expected the agreement would bring a permanent end to violence between the nations.

The ceasefire trump announced was the result of negotiations by him and Vice President JD Vance, with top Qatari leaders taking the proposal to Iran, a diplomat briefed on the talks said.

trump spoke with the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, bringing to the table Israel's agreement to a ceasefire, the diplomat said. trump asked Qatar whether it could get Iran to do the same.

Vance coordinated with Qatar's prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, on the details, the source said.

The Iranians agreed, the diplomat said.

​Neither Iran nor Israel have confirmed to NBC News that they have agreed to a ceasefire.

As the volley of attacks between Israel and Iran continued today, a group of revelers chose to put their fears to one side and enjoy a game of beach volleyball in Tel Aviv.

In an exclusive phone interview with NBC News tonight, trump called the ceasefire between Iran and Israel that he announced marked “a wonderful day for the world, in my opinion.”

“It’s a great day for America. It’s a great day for the Middle East. I’m very happy to have been able to get the job done," he said. "A lot of people were dying, and it was only going to get worse. It would have brought the whole Middle East down."

Asked how long the ceasefire would be, trump said: “I think the ceasefire is unlimited. It’s going to go forever.”

He added that the war is completely over, saying he does not believe Israel and Iran “will ever be shooting at each other again.”

The U.S. military shot down several of the Iranian missiles fired at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar today, according to two defense officials.

Iran launched more than a dozen short-range and medium-range missiles, and all but one was intercepted, the officials said.

trump said the ceasefire between Israel and Iran that he announced will take effect in stages over the next 24 hours.

Since trump's announcement of a ceasefire in the fighting between Israel and Iran, neither country has commented on or confirmed it.

Explosions continued to rock Tehran early Tuesday, and the Israel Defense Forces expanded evacuation orders for civilians — a sign that further strikes are planned.

In his social media post declaring that a ceasefire had been reached, trump said the sides would take several hours to complete “final missions" already underway.

So far, there’s no indication of Iran’s conducting a cyberattack in retaliation for the U.S. strikes, two major cybersecurity companies and a person with knowledge of U.S. intelligence reporting said.

Experts have warned that with Iran’s limited ability to conduct military strikes against the United States, it may launch a cyberattack against American infrastructure. Analysts at Google and CrowdStrike told NBC News that there isn’t yet any indication of an attack against or breach of American targets.

Iranian cyberattacks against the United States in recent years have had mixed results and may be more of an attempt to sow fear than use of an actual ability to cause real damage, said John Hultquist, the chief analyst at Google’s Threat Intelligence Group.

In the wake of trump's ceasefire announcement, the explosive sounds of war continued to ring out in Tehran and beyond as the region moved into Tuesday's first hours.

According to the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency, explosions were still heard and felt across the capital, and air defense activity was underway.

The agency said air defense operations were also reported in the cities of Rasht and Urmia.

trump said the sides would take at least six hours to wind down "final missions."

The White House just transmitted its official notification of the U.S. military strike in Iran to Senate and House leadership, three sources familiar with the situation told NBC News.

NBC News has not reviewed the document. A source who viewed it said virtually no details were included other than to put into writing that Congress was being sent notification as required by the War Powers Resolution.

The War Powers Resolution mandates that the president report to Congress within 48 hours of deploying U.S. forces if Congress has not declared war or statutorily authorized the action.  

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the transmittal.

trump said on social media that Israel and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire.

"CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE! 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!" he announced on Truth Social.

Neither Iran nor Israel have confirmed to NBC News that they have agreed to a ceasefire.

The announcement came hours after Iran launched strikes targeting a U.S. military base in Qatar.

"Officially, Iran will start the CEASEFIRE and, upon the 12th Hour, Israel will start the CEASEFIRE and, upon the 24th Hour, an Official END to THE 12 DAY WAR will be saluted by the World. During each CEASEFIRE, the other side will remain PEACEFUL and RESPECTFUL. 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.” This is a War that could have gone on for years, and destroyed the entire Middle East, but it didn’t, and never will! God bless Israel, God bless Iran, God bless the Middle East, God bless the United States of America, and GOD BLESS THE WORLD!" trump posted.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said this afternoon that he has requested a briefing for top lawmakers on the situation in Iran but that one hasn't happened yet.

He then accused the trump administration of hiding information related to Iran from Congress. Several Democrats have questioned the discrepancy between the U.S. intelligence community's assessment on Iran, which said it wasn't close to creating a nuclear weapon, and trump's claim that Iran was nearing completion.

“And it’s not clear to me what the administration is hiding from the Congress and from the American people,” Jeffries said. “If they have a case to make, come up to Capitol Hill and make it.”

Asked for comment, the White House pointed to press secretary Karoline Leavitt's remarks this morning that trump officials did call Democrats about the situation in Iran.

trump said on Truth Social this afternoon that Iran's retaliatory attack on a U.S. air base in Qatar was "very weak," with 13 out of 14 missiles intercepted.

"I am pleased to report that NO Americans were harmed, and hardly any damage was done," he wrote. "Most importantly, they’ve gotten it all out of their 'system,' and there will, hopefully, be no further HATE."

trump said he wanted to thank Iran for giving the United States early notice of its attack.

"Perhaps Iran can now proceed to Peace and Harmony in the Region, and I will enthusiastically encourage Israel to do the same," he wrote.

Moments later, trump posted: "CONGRATULATIONS WORLD, IT’S TIME FOR PEACE!"

A senior Qatari official denied reports that Qatar was given an explicit tip-off that the Iranians were launching an attack on Al Udeid Air Base.

Instead, it was given a more generalized warning that American bases in the region could be attacked, the official said. Al Udeid Air Base, which is owned by the Qatari government, is home to thousands of U.S. military personnel deployed to the region.

There is no indication that any other bases in the region other than Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar were targeted, according to two U.S. defense officials.

The officials confirmed that the missiles were intercepted, which the Qatari government also said earlier today. It is unclear whether the base was even hit by any missiles, the officials added.

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamanei, posted on X after the country's retaliatory attack on Al Ubeid Air Base in Qatar.

"We did not attack anyone. And we do not accept anyone’s attack. And we will not surrender to anyone’s attack; This is the logic of the Iranian nation," Khamanei wrote.

The security situation in Qatar is "stable and there is no cause for concern" following Iran's attack on a U.S. air base in the country, according to Qatar's Interior Ministry.

The ministry warned residents against sharing information not issued by government sources and said the country is "fully prepared and vigilant to monitor developments and take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of citizens and residents."

More countries have come out criticizing Iran's missile strike on the military base in Qatar that stations thousands of U.S. troops.

Egypt and Lebanon condemned the retaliatory attack on Al Udeid Air Base, Egypt's Foreign Affairs Ministry and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said in a statement.

Oman condemned the regional escalation "triggered by Israel's unlawful missile attack" on June 13, as well as Iran's attack on Qatar, per the Qatari Foreign Affairs Ministry.

Egypt, Lebanon and Oman expressed their solidarity with Qatar and called for de-escalation and a return to diplomacy.

The secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council, which includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, also condemned Iran's attack. All six countries have independently condemned the attack, as well.

Videos captured missiles in the sky over Doha after Iran said it launched a retaliatory strike against Al Udeid Air Base, which stations thousands of U.S. troops. Qatar confirmed the strike and said there were no casualties.

Iran gave notice that attacks were imminent, The New York Times reported, citing three Iranian officials familiar with the plans.

The heads-up was aimed at minimizing casualties, the sources told the newspaper.

The officials told the Times that Iran needed to symbolically strike back after the United States launched its massive attack on Tehran's nuclear facilities over the weekend but to do so in a way that gave both sides an exit.

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov vowed that the country will stand by the Islamic Republic after a phone call with his Iranian counterpart, according to Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA), a semi-official news outlet.

The outlet posted the statements following a call between Belousov and Iranian Defense Minister Amir Nasirzadeh. Belousov said that the attack on Iran "under the pretext of nuclear issues is nothing more than a cover," ISNA reported, and that the true aim is to weaken the regime.

Nasirzadeh blamed the Middle East's problems and instability on the U.S., the outlet said. He said Iran will not accept "any imposed peace."

NBC News’ Richard Engel says the nature of the strike and the well-defended target indicate Iran’s retaliatory strike was a “symbolic attack.” Qatar was also reportedly informed ahead of the attack.

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan condemned Iran's attack on the Al Udeid military base in Qatar, according to statements from the countries' ministry of foreign affairs.

All three countries affirmed their solidarity with Qatar, with Saudi Arabia saying it will deploy "all its capabilities to support" the country. The UAE and Jordan stressed the importance of ending all military operations and returning to diplomacy.

Qatar's Al Udeid Air Base was attacked by Iranian short-range and medium-range ballistic missiles today, two U.S. officials confirmed today.

There are no reports of U.S. casualties at this time, they added.

Kuwait and Iraq have both closed their airspace as a precautionary measure, according to local news agencies.

According to the Kuwait State News Agency, Kuwait has closed its airspace until further notice. Iraq closed its airspace including in its southern region, according to the Iraqi News Agency.

Al Udeid Air Base is one of several U.S. military bases across the region and close to Iran.

The United Arab Emirates' airspace is closed based on its flight paths and air traffic control audio, according to FlightRadar, which tracks flights live around the world.

The Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar is a sprawling military base owned by the Qatari government, but it has had a large U.S. presence for years as one of several strategic assets for the U.S. in the region.

There are extensive air defenses alongside multiple squadrons that can mobilize to shoot down incoming drones as part of its defense. Roughly 5,000 U.S. airmen are stationed at Al Udeid at any given time; U.S. assets flew in and out of base during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

It operates as the headquarters for all air operations in the region.

trump is monitoring potential Iranian retaliation at multiple U.S. bases in the region in addition to Qatar, including Bahrain and Iraq, and possibly more locations, according to two White House officials. 

“Monitoring it all,” one of the officials said.

Sirens sounded in Bahrain, the tiny Gulf kingdom that houses U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and the United States Fifth Fleet, as Iran promised to retaliate against the U.S.'s unprecedented strikes over the weekend.

"The siren has been sounded. Citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place," Bahrain's interior ministry said.

The country also suspended air traffic in its airspace as a "precautionary measure in light of regional developments," according the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications.

Iran's military said it targeted America's Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar with a "devastating and powerful" missile attack today in retaliation for the U.S. attack on three of Iran's nuclear facilities, according to a statement from the IRGC published by Iranian-state media Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting.

"The recent attack on the American airbase targeted the headquarters of U.S. Air Force Command," a strategic military asset belonging to the U.S., the outlet reported.

The IRGC highlighted that the attack was named after Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad and a revered figure to Muslims, especially the Shia sect. Muharram, a sacred month of mourning for Shia Muslims, is believed to be around the corner. The month marks the martyrdom of Hussein, his family and companions, in the Battle of Karbala.

Qatar has confirmed that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked its the Al Udeid Air Base, where there is a U.S. military presence.

Majed bin Mohammed al-Ansari, Qatar's foreign affairs spokesperson, said on X that there were no casualties as a result of the attack. He went on to say that Qatar has the right to respond "directly in a manner proportional to the nature and scale of this blatant aggression and in accordance with international law."

"We also affirm that the continuation of such escalating military actions will undermine security and stability in the region and drag it into situations that will have disastrous repercussions for international peace and security," he wrote."

The White House and the Department of Defense are aware of — and closely monitoring — potential threats to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, according to a senior White House official.

The official said President trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine and other officials are in the White House Situation Room monitoring the latest.

The official could not confirm whether any explosions have been heard near Doha.

Iranian state television network IRIB reports that "Operation Besharat al-Fath" has been launched against the U.S. Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.

Another semi-official Iranian outlet, Tasnim, says a strike has also been launched against a U.S. base in Iraq.

"Iran has initiated a missile operation targeting American bases in Qatar and Iraq under the name “Besharat al-Fath” (Glad Tidings of Victory), with the operation code phrase: “Ya Aba Abdillah ” a reference to Imam Hussein," Tasnim said, according to an NBC translation of its Telegram post.

NBC News has not independently verified news of the strikes.

Qatar has temporarily suspended air traffic in its airspace "to ensure the safety of citizens, residents, and visitors," according to Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"This is part of a set of precautionary measures taken in response to developments in the region," the ministry said. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirms that official authorities are continuously monitoring the situation closely and are assessing developments in coordination with regional and international partners."

The ministry also said that it "will not hesitate to take all necessary preventive and protective measures" to protect its country and citizens.

Israel's military said that it had struck Hezbollah military sites in southern Lebanon, including rocket and missile launchers and weapons storage facilities.

Amir Hatami, commander in chief of the Iranian army, monitors military activity from a command center in Tehran today.

The U.S. was choosing "to sacrifice its own security" to safeguard Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Iran’s mission to the U.N. said in a post on X today.

Along with Israel, the U.S. has "destroyed diplomacy," it said. It added that the U.S., the U.K., France and Israel, along with the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, "will bear full responsibility for the death of innocent civilians in Iran, especially women and children, and for the destruction of vital civilian infrastructure."

Hailing the American strikes on Iran as a success, trump said late Saturday that the Islamic Republic’s key nuclear sites were “completely and fully obliterated.”

But despite his bullish claims, the extent of the damage to the deeply buried facility at Fordo, as well as sites at Isfahan and Natanz, is unclear and almost 400 kilograms, or 880 pounds, of uranium enriched to 60% are publicly unaccounted for. Power plants require the radioactive metal to be enriched to only 3%-5%, whereas 90% is required to build a nuclear warhead.

Speaking to the United Nations Security Council on Sunday, Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director general of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog, said damage was visible at the Fordo and Natanz sites after American B-2 Spirit bombers dropped 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator munitions known as “bunker busters” on them and U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles hit infrastructure targets at Isfahan.

“Craters are visible at the Fordo site, Iran’s main location for enriching uranium to 60%,” Grossi said. He added that “entrances to tunnels used for the storage of enriched material appear to have been hit” at Isfahan, as had buildings “related to the uranium conversion process.” At Natanz, he said, the fuel enrichment plant had “been hit again.”

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People in Tehran should avoid facilities producing weapons, military headquarters and security institutions, the Israeli military said in an alert today on X.

Such sites will be targeted “in the coming days,” the alert said.

Israeli security forces check the apparent remains of an Iranian ballistic missile today on the outskirts of Qatzrin in the occupied Golan Heights.

Captured from Syrian, Israel annexed the Golan Heights in 1981 in a unilateral decision that was not recognized by the international community.

Israel's national intelligence agency, Mossad, said today that it had killed Hussein Nejat, a commander of the Tharallah division of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

trump’s strike on Iran’s nuclear sites was “a bold, historic decision,” his Israeli counterpart told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" today.

“I thank the United States of America for boldly, actively attacking the Iranian nuclear program, because it’s an octopus of immense danger to the free world,” Isaac Herzog said.

The U.S. strikes came at a time when Iran is “lurking slowly but surely towards a nuclear bomb,” presenting an “imminent and clear threat to the free world,” Herzog added.

trump is talking about Saturday’s attack being one-and-done and that, if the Iranians respond, they will be destroyed. 

But it is not feeling like that in the region. Iran has been firing missiles and Israel has launched strikes on airports, planes, helicopters and missile sites, as well as the gates of Tehran’s notorious Evin prison. That is not a normal military target, since it can only free prisoners and cause chaos in your enemy’s society. 

So it does not feel like it is de-escalating. If anything, it feels like it’s ramping up. 

Comments from Iranian officials, including Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh, seem to suggest that Iran is preparing for a long war. 

As the conflict between Israel and Iran escalates, disinformation on social media is also growing. In some cases, old videos are being resurfaced from past conflicts. Others are fully, or partially, generated by artificial intelligence. Some clips are even footage from video games.

One video circulating on Instagram on Friday showed a burning skyline, which some users described as an Israeli missile strike on Iran, while others claimed it showed Israel. Neither was correct — NBC News used a reverse image search to find the original, which came from a live news broadcast showing the U.S. bombing of Iraq in 2003.

Another video was originally from the 2012 video game "War Thunder," the original credit covered up by a new, incorrect text box claiming it showed Iran intercepting an Israeli jet.

Both a photo claiming to show Israeli intelligence HQ in ruins and a video of a nuclear bomb-sized mushroom cloud in Tehran on X appeared to be AI-generated, based on NBC News' visual analysis and confirmation through a tool operated by Google that identifies its own AI-generative technology.

A B-2 bomber returned to Knob Noster, Mo., after its mission to strike nuclear facilities in Iran.

The U.S.’ posture on regime change in Iran has not changed and trump “believes the Iranian people can control their own destiny,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said today on Fox News.

trump appeared to float his openness to regime change yesterday, saying in a post on Truth Social that “if the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime change???”

Leavitt argued that trump’s post “makes complete sense.”

“If the Iranian regime refuses to come to a peaceful diplomatic solution, which the president is still interested and engaging in, by the way, why shouldn’t the Iranian people take away the power of this incredibly violent regime that has been suppressing them for decades?” she asked. “And so our posture has not changed. Our military posture has not changed.”

After meeting with President Vladimir Putin today, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Russia's stance on Israeli and now on U.S. strikes targeting his country was “good and firm.”

Describing his meeting with Putin today as "very good," Araghchi said the pair spoke in detail about the ongoing events. "On all international matters, we have worked closely together, collaborated, and supported each other’s positions," he added.

Araghchi said he also discussed the possible "consequences" of the recent strikes on his country but did not provide further information on those discussions.

Putin over the weekend condemned the American attacks as “absolutely unprovoked aggression against Iran."

Iran's Revolutionary Guard is striking a broader swath of Israeli territory from north to south instead of concentrating firepower on the cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa, according to the state-run Fars news agency.

“IRGC has shifted its tactics in the 21st wave of its missile operations, launching a coordinated attack earlier Monday morning that targeted multiple locations across the occupied territories,” the agency reported.

The operation involved both solid- and liquid-fuel missiles, as well as drones, it said.

President Donald trump may have hoped that U.S. strikes targeting Iran's nuclear facilities over the weekend would push Iran back to the negotiating table, but experts aren't so convinced.

"I think he wants this to end with a negotiation, with a deal and one that he can show is a victory in setting back Iran’s nuclear program — one where he is personally responsible for neutering the Iranian nuclear threat and establishing broader stability in and across the Middle East," Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa program at the London-based think tank Chatham House, said in analysis shared with NBC News.

But with Tehran vowing to retaliate, it's difficult to envision Iranians returning to the negotiating table anytime soon, she said. Ultimately, the country faces stark options, among them re-entering negotiations, launching a limited retaliation, focusing on nuclear retaliation or opting for a full escalation of the conflict, Vakil added.

"Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will feel compelled to respond but may ultimately prioritize regime survival, which requires a deal," she said.  

China has loudly condemned U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, a close economic partner, but its ability to influence events in Iran and across the Middle East is most likely limited.

Together with Russia and Pakistan, China has submitted a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire. Last week, President Xi Jinping warned of widescale suffering if the Israel-Iran conflict continues, saying “the warring parties, especially Israel, should cease fire as soon as possible.”

The China-Iran relationship is diplomatically close, but it is also complicated. More than 90% of Iran’s oil exports go to China, according to Kpler, a firm that tracks commodities data, revenue that has long propped up the otherwise heavily sanctioned regime. Much of that oil goes through the Strait of Hormuz. 

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called on China to “use its influence” to prevent Iran from closing the strait, a key global shipping route. Iran’s state media reported that a final decision will be made by the Supreme National Security Council.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has apologized for what the agency called an “offensive and inappropriate” social media post following the U.S. strikes on nuclear and military sites in Iran.

The apology issued yesterday evening was in response to a department post hours earlier that said, “Our hearts go out to the victims and families impacted by the recent bombings in Iran. While this tragic event occurred overseas, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is closely monitoring the situation alongside our local, state, and federal partners.”

The initial post, which went on to say that the department would be increasing patrols at places of worship and that there were no known threats to Los Angeles County at the time, was removed. Images of the deleted post were shared online.

In a post yesterday evening, the department said, “We are issuing this statement to formally apologize for an offensive and inappropriate social media post recently posted on our Department social media platforms regarding the ongoing conflict in Iran. This post was unacceptable, made in error, and does not reflect the views of Sheriff Robert G. Luna or the Department.”

Iranians are growing increasingly concerned about how long the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran will last after businesses shut down, offices closed and private firms were unable to operate or generate income over the last 10 days.

The financial strain among Iran's citizens could deepen as they continue to rely on their savings.

The situation in Iran’s Evin Prison was “now stable” after earlier being struck by Israeli strikes, the Iranian Judiciary Media Center has said.

“The prison is under control, and all resources have been mobilised to manage the situation,” the center, which acts as quasi media office for Iran's judiciary, said.

It added that all necessary measures were taken to manage the large and heavily fortified prison complex in Iran's capital Tehran, which is known for incarcerating dissidents, political activists and journalists.

Israel’s attack damaged parts of the prison, the Judiciary Media Center said, adding that it was “clearly carried out in violation of international law.”

Reza Pahlavi, the exiled crown prince of Iran, is now taking questions at his press conference in Paris, but they are preselected

Asked whether he would like regime change to be an official war goal of the United States and Israel, he said it was “not any foreign government’s job” to “define regime change” but to “recognize that this is the ask of the Iranian people.”

“Where do Western democracies stand?” he asked. “Are they going to continue throwing the regime a lifeline, or recognize that this is a golden opportunity?”

American citizens in Qatar should “shelter in place” until further notice, the U.S. Embassy said in a said warning earlier.

This was issued "out of an abundance of caution," it said.

As investors weighed the potential risks to oil supply disruptions as a result of the escalating conflict, prices rose today. Iran is OPEC’s third-largest crude producer.

NBC News’ Claudio Lavanga reports on the conflict’s impact on the oil market and how Israel is continuing its offensive against Iran’s leadership.

Two key advisers to President Donald trump are launching a group to unseat Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican with a pattern of opposing trump who most recently lambasted his decision Saturday to strike three Iranian nuclear facilities.

Chris LaCivita, a senior political adviser to trump, confirmed to NBC News yesterday that he and Tony Fabrizio, another trump adviser, will run the anti-Massie super PAC.

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Speaking to a room of more than 100 people in Paris, the exiled crown prince of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, announced several initiatives that he said he hoped would pave the way to a new state.

One of these is a “national unity summit” — a “gathering includes activists, dissidents” from across the ideological spectrum,” he said.

Another is an “economic plan to rebuild Iran,” as well as the establishment of a “formal channel for military and police personnel to reach out to me and my team” if they want to be part of this “transition.”

He said this was necessary to “efficiently manage the growing inbound communications” from these groups of people. 

Several communities in southern Israel are facing power outages following a strike near a facility of the Israel Electric Corp., the company said in a statement today.

“Teams are on their way to several points in the area with the aim of restoring the supply of electricity as soon as possible,” the company said, adding that the repairs are “taking place in coordination with the security forces.”

No casualties have been reported so far after “red alert” sirens rang out in parts of Israel following warnings from the military of missiles fired from Iran, the country’s national emergency service said this morning.

“Following searches by MDA teams, no casualties were located, except a number of anxiety cases and people injured while seeking shelter,” a spokesperson for Magen David Adom said.

United Hatzalah, a volunteer emergency medical services organization, said it had received reports of several impacts in the center and north of the country, which NBC News was not immediately able to verify. It said medical teams were on the way to scan for any possible casualties.

A strike aimed at blocking access to Iran's Fordo uranium enrichment site was launched earlier today, the Israeli military said in a statement.

Separately the Israel Defense Forces said it had also struck several Iranian command centers. Among them was the Thar-Allah” command center, which the IDF said was designated to defend Tehran from security threats.

It added that the Sayyid al-Shuhada Corps, responsible for homeland defense and the suppression of internal threats, was also struck, along with the general intelligence directorate of the internal security forces.

The exiled crown prince of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, is giving a press conference in Paris. He is pitching himself as the steward of a “democratic transition” in his homeland, and has called on the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to “step down and you will receive a fair trial.”

Speaking at the city’s Maison de la Chimie conference center, he said Iran is at a “crossroads.” On one path lies “bloodshed and chaos,” on the other is a “peaceful democratic transition.” 

Israeli troops continued military operations in Gaza today as they carried out more attacks on Iran.

More than 1.5 miles, of underground tunnels had been dismantled by soldiers in Jabalia in northern Gaza, the Israeli military said in a statement.

Over the past week, combat engineers had examined and dismantled several tunnel routes that it said were used by Hamas for prolonged stays, it added.

It also shared footage of what it said was the tunnels being dismantled.

The American strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities likely caused “very significant damage” particularly as the Fordo enrichment plant, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said today.

“At this time, no one, including the IAEA, is in a position to have fully assessed the underground damage at Fordo,” Rafael Grossi said in an emergency meeting of the agency’s 35-nation board of governors in Vienna.

“Given the explosive payload utilized and the extreme vibration-sensitive nature of centrifuges, very significant damage is expected to have occurred,” he added.

Israel has been "intensifying strikes" in and around Iran's capital, Tehran, this morning, with a focus on the headquarters of the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), IDF spokesman BG Effie Defrin said at a briefing today.

Defrin said sirens had also been activated across Israel in response to several "isolated launches in multiple barrages" from Iran. He said several impacts had been identified since the strikes were launched, but said no casualties had been reported so far.

Israeli forces, he said, had struck two ready-to-fire missile launchers in central Iran, which he said "reduced the scope of the most recent barrage." He said the Israeli military would continue to target the entire "value chain" of Iran's missile program, including launchers and missiles meant for future use. The number of launches from Iran had decreased in recent days, Defrin said. But, he added, "the Iranian attacks are not behind us."

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said lawmakers are drafting a bill that would end the country’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog.

“The world has clearly seen that the IAEA has failed to uphold its commitments and has turned into a political tool,” he said today during the parliament’s session.

Israeli airlines are now permitted to operate outbound flights from Israel, with restrictions, as thousands of travelers remain stranded across the region due to disruptions stemming from the conflict with Iran.

According to the “Safe Return” website, only 50 passengers will be allowed on each flight, and passengers leaving Israel will only be able to buy a return ticket for a date at least 30 days in advance, to prioritize the return of Israeli citizens who were stranded abroad after the start of Israel’s military campaign 10 days ago.

Israel’s flag carrier, El Al, said yesterday that about 25,000 people had applied to leave the country in about a day.

Israel also opened its airspace for about six hours yesterday to bring back people stranded abroad.

Any Iranian closure of the Strait of Hormuz would be “extremely dangerous and not good for anybody,” the European Union’s top diplomat warned today.

“The concerns of retaliation and this war escalating are huge, especially closing of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran,” Kaja Kallas told reporters ahead of a meeting with E.U. foreign ministers, according to Reuters.

Iran has said that it “reserves all options,” including closing the Strait of Hormuz, which, located between Oman and Iran, is one of the world’s most important oil chokepoints.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, oil flow through the strait averaged around 20 million barrels per day last year — the equivalent of about 20% of global petroleum liquids consumption. There would be very few alternative options to move oil out of the strait if it were closed.

Pakistan condemned the strikes trump ordered on its neighbor Iran, a day after saying it would nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize.

The government of Pakistan said in a statement yesterday that the U.S. strikes “violate all norms of international law.”

“The unprecedented escalation of tension and violence, owing to ongoing aggression against Iran is deeply disturbing,” it said. “Any further escalation of tensions will have severely damaging implications for the region and beyond.” 

On Saturday, the Pakistani government said in a post on X that it was formally recommending trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, citing his “decisive diplomatic intervention and pivotal leadership” during the India-Pakistan crisis last month.

Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities as he met with the Iranian foreign minister in Moscow.

“You are visiting Russia at a difficult time, during a sharp aggravation of the situation in the region and around your country,” Putin told Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, calling the attacks groundless.

“For our part, we are making efforts to assist the Iranian people,” Putin said.

It is unclear what Putin will actually be able to do to support ally Iran since Russia is bogged down in the war in Ukraine and unlikely to want another confrontation with the West and trump.

trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed the situation in the Middle East and the U.S. strikes on Iran on a call yesterday, according to a statement from Starmer’s office.

The two leaders agreed that Iran must never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon and “discussed the need for Iran to return to the negotiating table as soon as possible and to make progress on a lasting settlement,” the statement said.

There was no White House readout of the call.

Large explosions have been heard in Tehran, according to Iranian state media. 

Explosions have also been heard in the city of Karaj, northwest of Tehran. Official news agencies say the city of about 1.5 million is “under attack.”

The Israeli military is “attacking regime targets and government repression bodies in the heart of Tehran with unprecedented force,” the Israeli defense minister said.

The targets include the headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Basij paramilitary volunteer militia, the Evin prison for political prisoners and opponents of the regime, the “Israel Destruction” clock in Palestine Square, the internal security headquarters of the Revolutionary Guards and the ideology headquarters, Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a statement.

“For every shot at the Israeli home front, the Iranian dictator will be punished and the attacks will continue with full force,” he said. “We will continue to act to defend the home front and defeat the enemy until all war goals are achieved.”

The prime minister of Australia said he supported the U.S. strike on Iranian nuclear facilities and urged Iran not to take any further action that could destabilize the region.

“The world has long agreed that Iran cannot be allowed to get a nuclear weapon. And we support action to prevent that. That is what this is,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters in Canberra today.

He said Australia did not want escalation and a full-scale war, and wants to see diplomacy, dialogue and de-escalation. 

“Australia called upon Iran to come to the table and abandon any nuclear weapons program. Iran didn’t come to the table,” Albanese said.

The Israeli military launched a new attack on the Fordo nuclear facility moments ago, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, citing the spokesperson for the crisis management headquarters in Qom province.

Iranian atomic energy officials said there was no danger to the public, the agency reported.

Ahead of a meeting in Moscow today between Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Iranian foreign ministry said “Iran expects Russia to play a role” during the country’s conflict with the U.S.

“Iran has clear expectations from Russia based on their strategic partnership both in multilateral forums like the U.N. Security Council and in the region,” ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said, according to Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency.

North Korea “strongly” condemned the U.S. attack on Iran, one of its only allies, calling it a violation of sovereignty.

The attack “violently trampled down the territorial integrity and security interests of a sovereign state,” a spokesperson for the North Korean foreign ministry said in a statement carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency.

The spokesperson said the instability in the Middle East was caused by Israel, which has “promoted its unilateral interests through ceaseless war moves and territorial expansion” and by “the Western-style free order that has tolerated and encouraged it.”

The international community “should raise the voice of unanimous censure and rejection against the U.S. and Israel’s confrontational acts,” the spokesperson said.

“Every time the Americans have committed crimes, they have received a firm response, and this time will be no different,” Maj. Gen. Amir Hatami, the new head of the Iranian military, was quoted as saying by Iranian state media.

Iran has vowed retaliation after the U.S. entered its conflict with Israel over the weekend, using American warplanes and submarines to attack three Iranian nuclear facilities: Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan.

The strike, dubbed Iran Operation Midnight Hammer, was launched Saturday, with more than 125 U.S. military aircraft involved in the operation.

In an address to the nation on Saturday night, trump lauded the attack as a success, saying Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities had been "completely and totally obliterated." The full impact of the U.S. strikes on Tehran's nuclear program was still not entirely clear as of early this morning.

Iran has vowed to respond, saying it "reserves all options," which could include targeting U.S. bases in the region or disrupting global trade with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important oil chokepoints. trump has warned that any Iranian retaliation against U.S. assets “will be met with even greater force than what was unleashed" in Washington's attacks over the weekend.

Citing the Israel-Iran conflict, the State Department issued its first worldwide caution in more than a year, warning U.S. citizens around the globe to “exercise increased caution.”

It said the conflict had resulted in disruptions to travel and periodic closure of airspace across the Middle East and that there is “the potential for demonstrations against U.S. citizens and interests abroad.”  

The last worldwide caution was issued in May last year, just before Pride month, and warned of “increased potential for foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence against LGBTQI+ persons and events.”

The State Department also issued worldwide cautions in October 2023 amid the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war and in August 2022 after the killing of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri.

The Israeli military warned civilians in Israel who have received an alert to stay in protected spaces this morning after missiles were launched from Iran.

“At this time, the IAF is operating to intercept and strike where necessary to eliminate the threat,” the IDF said, adding that sirens had sounded in parts of northern Israel.

It later said additional missiles had been launched as it urged the public to follow the instructions of the home front command, the unit responsible for civil protection.

The Israel Defense Forces said more than 15 air force fighter jets had struck around the western Iranian city of Kermanshah, “neutralizing a number of surface-to-surface missile launch and storage sites aimed toward Israeli territory.” 

“The IDF continues its efforts to degrade the Iranian Regime’s military capabilities and achieve aerial superiority over Iranian airspace in order to protect the State of Israel,” it said in a statement.

Israeli strikes in central Iran killed at least 10 officers of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency said today, naming the officers who were killed.

The officers, none of whom were top commanders, were killed in strikes yesterday on the outskirts of the central city of Yazd. It was the first time Yazd had been targeted in the 10 days of Israel's military campaign.

The International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N. nuclear watchdog, is holding an emergency meeting today in light of the “urgent situation” in Iran after U.S. strikes on its nuclear facilities.

Speaking yesterday at an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council, IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi said the window for diplomacy was closing and that if it does, “violence and destruction could reach unthinkable levels and the global non-proliferation regime as we know it could crumble and fall.”

“IAEA inspectors are in Iran, and they must do their job,” he said. “This will require a cessation of hostilities so that Iran can let the teams into the sites under the necessary safety and security conditions.”

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Israel had "made a big mistake and committed a serious crime" with its bombing campaign that began 10 days ago.

Israel "has to be punished" and "is being punished even right now," he said in a post on X early today, alongside an image of missiles falling on an Israeli city.

He appeared to be referring to a single missile launched by Iran, which was intercepted by Israel.

Khamenei did not mention the U.S. strikes over the weekend against three Iranian nuclear facilities.

The Israeli military said early today that it had attacked six airports in western, eastern and central Iran, destroying 15 aircraft and helicopters as part of its “effort to deepen air superiority in Iranian skies.”

“The strikes damaged runways, underground bunkers, a refueling aircraft, and F-14, F-5, and AH-1 aircraft belonging to the Iranian regime,” the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement. “The aircraft that were destroyed were intended for use against Air Force aircraft and to thwart their attacks on Iranian territory.”

“The Air Force disrupted the ability to take off from these airports and the operation of the Iranian army’s air power from them,” the statement added.

Earlier, the IDF said the air force was striking military infrastructure sites in Kermanshah, a city of about a million people in western Iran.

The Iranian foreign minister is expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow today, as the U.S. braces for potential Iranian retaliation against strikes on its nuclear facilities.

“We and Russia always have common concerns and common enemies, and we always consult about coping with those common challenges and threats,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Iranian state news agency IRNA last night after arriving in Russia.

Iran and Russia will strive to bring their positions closer “under these new and precarious circumstances,” he said.

Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov confirmed the meeting to Russian state news agencies.

When he endorsed Donald trump’s 2024 presidential bid, then-Sen. JD Vance framed his support around a simple idea: trump had started no wars in his first term.

Now serving as his vice president, Vance is being called on to make a more complicated case in defense of trump’s decision Saturday to drop bombs on nuclear enrichment sites in Iran.

Read the full story here.

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• Lawmakers in both parties question the legality of trump’s Iran strikes
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• Vance says U.S. ‘not at war with Iran, we’re at war with Iran’s nuclear program’
• Iran strikes push Vance, a foreign intervention skeptic, into the role of salesman
• MAGA influencers fall in line behind trump after U.S. airstrikes hit Iran
• trump’s team launches group to unseat GOP Rep. Thomas Massie, who criticized Iran strikes
• Oil prices jump after U.S. strike on Iranian nuclear facilities