Middle East

Iran accuses Israel of continued strikes despite ceasefire deal

Steve Andrew
(FILES) This combination of pictures created on June 18, 2025 shows: US President Donald Trump pumping his fist as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on March 7, 2025; Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivering a speech in Tehran on June 4, 2007; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gesturing as he delivers a speech in Jerusalem on August 27, 2014. The UN nuclear watchdog said Israeli strikes on June 18 destroyed two buildings making centrifuge components for Iran's nuclear programme near Tehran, while Iran said it fired hypersonic missiles as the arch foes traded fire for a sixth day. Hours after US President Donald Trump demanded Iran's surrender, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed his country would show "no mercy" towards Israel's leadership. (Photograph: AFP)
Iran’s armed forces accused Israel of carrying out multiple strikes on its territory up until Tuesday morning, despite the ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump.

“The Zionist regime launched three waves of attacks on sites inside Iranian territory up to 9:00 a.m. (0530 GMT) today,” a spokesperson for Iran’s armed forces command said on state television. No further details were provided.