Iran’s military command on Monday announced it was halting its operation against Israel after the two sides exchanged fire for the first time since a truce took effect in April.<\/p>\n
Iran had delivered a “painful response” to Israel and “accordingly, the cessation of armed forces operations is hereby announced”, the Khatam al-Anbiya command said in a statement carried by state television.<\/p>\n
“However, it is emphasised that should acts of aggression and hostility continue, including in southern Lebanon, much more severe and crushing measures than before will follow,” it added.<\/p>\n
An Israeli military official said Iran fired nearly 30 missiles towards Israel since Sunday night, in the first exchange of fire between the two countries since a truce in April.<\/p>\n
“Last night the Iranian regime began firing ballistic missiles towards Israel … they fired close to 30 ballistic missiles towards Israel,” the official told journalists on Monday, adding that Yemen’s Houthi rebels separately fired two missiles at the country.<\/p>\n
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Israel’s military said earlier on Monday it had struck several targets at a petrochemical complex in Mahshahr in southwestern Iran in retaliation.<\/p>\n
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A woman looks at the rubble of her house, which was damaged in a US and Israeli strike in March, in Tehran, Iran June 7, 2026. Majid Asgaripour\/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS<\/p>\n
“In this complex, chemical materials are produced and used for ballistic missiles that are fired towards here, towards the state of Israel,” the official said.<\/p>\n
“The strikes and the damage to the complex disrupt their ability to manufacture various types of weapons.”<\/p>\n
The Israeli military said it also struck Iranian air defence systems.<\/p>\n
The official said the Israeli military chief, Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, had spoken twice to the head of US Central Command (CENTCOM) over the past day.<\/p>\n
“Over the past day, the IDF chief of the general staff has spoken twice to the commander of CENTCOM and they are discussing the situation,” the official said, without elaborating.<\/p>\n
Air raid sirens sounded across large areas of northern and central Israel, with explosions heard over Jerusalem earlier on Monday,\u00a0AFP\u00a0journalists reported.<\/p>\n
The exchange of fire between the two countries is the first such since a truce was announced on\u00a0April 8\u00a0in the Middle East War.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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