Iran and Israel have halted strikes on each other, but Tehran has warned it will recommence attacks if Israel continues military action in Lebanon. U.S. President Donald Trump and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun have meanwhile made pleas for peace.
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Flights at Imam Khomeini International Airport, Tehran's international airport, have resumed, Iranian state media reported, citing an airport official.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun made a rare public appeal to the Israeli government and people in an interview with news outlet CNN aired on Monday, saying a military solution "will never provide you with security and safety" for people living in northern Israel.
"We are ready, we are willing, we are committed. Are you? If you are, let's sit and talk," said Aoun.
He said he would not meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before reaching an agreement to end the war, which he said would be a non-aggression pact and not a full peace deal.
The commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Quds Force Esmaeil Qaani has said a new security belt of 'Resistance' will be established from the Strait of Hormuz to the Bab El-Mandeb Strait, off Yemen, and from the Gulf to the Red Sea, according to comments carried by Iranian state media.
Iranian officials use the term 'Resistance,' or 'Axis of Resistance,' to refer to Iranian allies in the region including Yemen's political and militant group, the Houthis.
The Israeli military has intercepted a suspicious aerial target launched from Yemen, after sirens warning of a hostile aircraft infiltration sounded in the southern city of Eilat
The military added the incident had concluded.
A tanker north east of Oman's Masirah Island has set on fire forcing the evacuation of crew, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has said.
The UKMTO is a Royal Navy-sponsored organisation that functions as the main liason between merchant ships and military forces.
The final objective in the peace negotiations between Iran and the U.S. is "just about to be achieved", Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday, asking all sides in the conflict to exercise restraint.
Iraq has reopened its airspace after Iran announced it is halting military operations against Israel. The Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority said flights to and from all airports will resume and that it will continue to monitor the regional situation.
The airspace had been closed on Sunday following Iranian missile strikes on Israel.
Regional tensions remain high following renewed exchanges involving Israel, Iran and Lebanon, despite an existing ceasefire.
Israel has halted strikes on Iran at the request of U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a senior Israeli official cited by Channel 12.
The official said Israel had agreed to pause attacks on Iran following the request from the U.S. president.
The official also warned that if Hezbollah continues attacks on Israeli towns, Israel will target the southern suburbs of Beirut.
According to the Channel 12 report, Israeli military operations in southern Lebanon will continue at full strength in the coming days.
Iran's military says the first wave of its attacks on Israel since April's ceasefire has concluded, but warns that further strikes could follow if Israel continues military action in Lebanon.
The announcement comes after Israel launched attacks on Iran in response to missile fire from Tehran late on Sunday, marking the first direct exchange between the two countries since the ceasefire.
U.S. President Donald Trump called on both sides to "immediately stop 'shooting'" as concerns grew over a wider regional escalation.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam says Israel has carried out nearly 3,500 air strikes across Lebanon since a U.S.-brokered ceasefire came into effect on 17 April.
According to Salam, Israeli forces also conducted hundreds of controlled demolitions and several large-scale destruction operations in southern Lebanon, despite the truce.
Salam said the continued violence has displaced more than one million people and placed additional strain on Lebanon as renewed tensions between Israel and Iran trigger fresh waves of displacement.
While the ceasefire has largely halted strikes on Beirut, fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has continued in southern Lebanon.
U.S. President Donald Trump said a blockade would remain "in full force and effect" until a "final deal" is reached, adding that negotiations on "peace" are continuing.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said talks were progressing, but warned they could be derailed by "ignorance or stupidity".
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said member states have approved new sanctions against Iranian individuals and entities over threats to maritime traffic.
U.S. President Donald Trump urged Israel and Iran to immediately stop "shooting" in a post on Truth Social, as renewed exchanges of fire between the two countries fuel concerns over a wider regional escalation.
An explosion was heard near Iran's Foreign Ministry in central Tehran on Monday, according to local media.
“The exact location and source of this explosion are still unknown,” reports including Fars news agency said, adding that “simultaneously, air defence was also activated in some parts of Tehran”.
Pope Leo warned that escalating conflicts and growing political polarisation are pushing the world into a "profound spiritual and cultural crisis".
Speaking to Spain's parliament, he also criticised rising military spending in Europe and called for greater support for migrants.
Two months after Iran and the United States agreed a ceasefire, the region is once again facing the prospect of a wider conflict.
Reporting from Tel Aviv, AnewZ correspondent Blake Sifton said the latest escalation began with Hezbollah rocketed fire into northern Israel, followed by Israeli strikes on Beirut and Iranian missile attacks on Israel.
Since then, both sides have exchanged further strikes, with Israel targeting military sites in Iran and Iran launching additional missile salvos.
Israeli authorities have closed schools nationwide and moved key hospital operations underground, while both Tehran and Jerusalem insist they are prepared for further action, raising fears that the conflict could spiral despite apparent efforts to avoid a full-scale war.
Iranian air defence systems shot down a drone over Tehran, according to Mehr News Agency.
Iranian media reported the sound of explosions in Tehran on Monday (8 July) as tensions between Iran and Israel continued to escalate.
“It seems that some of the sounds were caused by the activation of air defences in Tehran,” the Tasnim news agency reported.
Israel said it carried out a large-scale strike on Iranian strategic defence systems on Monday, targeting air defence capabilities that Tehran had been deploying.
The Israeli military said the operation was aimed at dismantling those systems as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate.
An Iranian missile fell near Syria's Quneitra after being intercepted by Israeli air defences, according to Syrian state television.
No immediate reports of casualties or damage were issued following the incident near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Syria has suspended operations at Damascus International Airport until 23:00 local time, according to the country's Civil Aviation Authority.
No immediate reason was given for the temporary closure, which affects all airport operations until late Monday evening.
Israeli police say they are responding to shrapnel from a rocket attack in the occupied West Bank, with property damage reported but no injuries.
Authorities urged residents to avoid affected areas and not to touch any debris as security forces continue their assessment of the scene.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has accused the United States of bearing direct responsibility for recent ceasefire breaches, arguing that Israel's actions cannot be separated from Washington's policies.
“The actions of the Zionist entity within the region cannot be looked at in isolation from the United States,” Baghaei said at a live press conference.
He has also accused UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi of disregarding the realities of the conflict and holding political and biased views that are harming the credibility and legitimacy of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Baghaei added that overnight developments would only worsen the already fragile diplomatic process with the United States, signalling further strain on efforts to advance negotiations between the two sides.
Gold prices began new week with a decline amid reescalating tensions in the Middle East region on Monday. Ounce price of gold saw below $4,300 threshold as 0600GMT on Monday, down 0.7% from the last week's close.
On a weekly basis, gold prices dropped more than 4% and 9.2% on a monthly basis.
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Monday that they would ban Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea.
They also said in a statement that they had attacked Israel.
The Strait of Hormuz will be open but under new conditions to be set by Iran and Oman, including a transit fee, Iran's ambassador to Moscow was quoted as saying on Monday.
The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has largely cut oil flows via the strait, which before the conflict saw one-fifth of the world's oil pass through. Several tankers have managed to leave the Gulf recently, but oil and liquefied natural gas flows are still severely constrained.
"Of course, this strait will be open, but with new conditions to be determined by the Iranian and Omani authorities," Ambassador Kazem Jalali told the Russian newspaper Izvestia in an interview published on Monday.
"We understand that Iran and Oman provide certain services related to this strait. And fees will be charged for those services," he said without elaborating.
The Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said on late Sunday its Aerospace Force fired missiles at Israel’s Ramat David Airbase which was had attacked Lebanon.
“Tonight’s operation was a warning, and if the aggressions are repeated, the responses will be broader and will encompass all American-Zionist targets in the region,” the IRGC statement said.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry also warned Israel against escalating tensions through potential strikes on Lebanon or Iran, saying any “military adventurism” would be met with a forceful and comprehensive response from the country’s armed forces.
An Israeli airstrike targeted a petrochemical firm in Mahshahr, Iran on Monday, causing partial damage to the industrial complex, according to Iranian officials.
According to the Mehr News Agency, Valiollah Hayati, deputy governor for security affairs in Khuzestan province, told reporters: "A few minutes ago, the Karun Mahshahr Petrochemical Company was attacked by the Zionist enemy, and part of this industrial complex was damaged as a result of the projectiles hitting it."
According to Hayati, no casualties or injuries were reported in the airstrike.
Sirens sounded Monday in several cities in central and southern Israel following missile launches from Iran.
In a statement, the Israeli army said it had detected missile fire from Iran and that air defence systems were working to intercept the incoming projectiles.
Iran said early Monday that its attacks on northern Israel were carried out in “self-defence” following repeated Israeli ceasefire violations and recent attacks targeting Lebanon and Iranian interests.
In a statement, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said the strikes were conducted under Tehran’s “legitimate right to self-defence” in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter.
U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iran to return to negotiations after missile strikes on Israel while calling on Tel Aviv not to retaliate, saying more time was needed for diplomacy, according to media reports
“You've shot your missiles, that's enough. Get back to the table and make a deal,” Trump told Fox News, referring to Iran.
The president said he expected that an agreement with Tehran could be signed “Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday of this coming week.”
In a security alert posted on X, the embassy said all U.S. government employees and their family members had also been instructed to shelter in place until further notice.
Israel launched airstrikes on western and central Iran early Monday as explosions were reported in several Iranian cities, according to Israeli and Iranian media reports.
Iranian state TV reported explosions in the capital Tehran as well as in Tabriz and Isfahan, while Tasnim News Agency reported blasts near the city of Karaj.
IRNA also reported that at least three explosions were heard in Isfahan.
The Israeli military said it had identified the launch of a missile from Yemen toward Israeli territory and that air defence systems were operating to intercept the threat.
No immediate details were available on the missile's trajectory or the outcome of interception efforts.
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