Israel-Iran updates: Ceasefire shaky as Israel says Iran launched more missiles

WASHINGTON - A tentative ceasefire between Israel and Iran to end their 12-day war appeared shaky Tuesday morning.

Here is the latest: 

Trump envoy says US and Iran discussing return to negotiating table

8:30 p.m. ET: President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said the U.S. and Iran are already in early discussions about resuming negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program.

Witkoff said the U.S. and Iran are engaged in direct talks and through intermediaries about getting back to the table after Israeli and U.S. strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities ended Tuesday in a ceasefire that Trump helped mediate.

"The conversations are promising. We’re hopeful," he said in an interview with Fox News. "Now it’s time to sit down with the Iranians and get to a comprehensive peace deal."

Classified briefings for Senate, House members postponed

5:45 p.m. ET: The Trump administration on Tuesday postponed classified briefings for Senate and House members as lawmakers look for more answers about President Donald Trump's directed strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend and his announcement on Monday that the two countries had reached a ceasefire agreement.

The Senate briefing has been rescheduled for Thursday so that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio can attend, according to multiple people with knowledge of the scheduling change who would only discuss it on the condition of anonymity. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said on social media that the House briefing will now be held on Friday, "details to follow."

Iran's nuclear program set back only a few months after US strike

4:45 p.m. ET: A new U.S. intelligence report found that Iran’s nuclear program has been set back only a few months after a U.S. strike, and was not "completely and fully obliterated" as President Donald Trump has said, according to two people familiar with the early assessment.

The early intelligence report issued by the Defense Intelligence Agency on Monday contradicts statements from Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the status of Iran's nuclear facilities. The people were not authorized to address the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

The White House strongly pushed back on the assessment, calling it "flat-out wrong."

"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," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. "Everyone knows what happens when you drop fourteen 30,000 pound bombs perfectly on their targets: total obliteration."

Israel’s UN ambassador says diplomacy ‘will happen soon’

3:45 p.m. ET: Danny Danon told U.N. reporters that "We will have to speak and negotiate and make sure that we will not repeat and get to the situation where we were 12 days ago, where we had a major threat in the Middle East."

While it’s still too early to assess all the strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, he said, "We know we were able to push back the program, we were able to remove the imminent threat that we had."

As for calls for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, Danon said Israel hopes to renew negotiations on the ceasefire proposal that U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff put on the table.

He also said he has no doubt that Israel’s ability to confront the threats it faced during the conflict will lead other countries to normalize relations with his country.

In response to a question, Danon said, "I think that president Trump deserves a Nobel Peace Prize."

Israel to ease nationwide civil defense restrictions

3:30 p.m. ET - Israel’s military announced Tuesday that it is easing nationwide civil defense restrictions, allowing most of the country to return to full activity starting at 8 p.m. local time.

The decision, made following a situational assessment and approved by Defense Minister Israel Katz, applies to all areas except communities near the Gaza border, which will continue to follow Southern Command guidelines, the military said.

White House postpones classified briefings

1:10 p.m. ET - The Trump administration has postponed classified briefings about Iranian nuclear facilities for Senate and House members.

The Senate briefing has been rescheduled for Thursday so that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio can attend, according to multiple people with knowledge of the scheduling change who would only discuss it on the condition of anonymity. It is unclear when the House will be briefed.

Israel says it held off tougher strikes

8:35 a.m. ET - Netanyahu’s office says Israel struck an Iranian radar in response to the Iranian missile attack early Tuesday. But it says the Israeli leader held off tougher action after an appeal from President Donald Trump.

"Following President Trump’s conversation with Prime Minister Netanyahu, Israel refrained from additional attacks," Netanyahu’s office says.

Trump swears; says both sides broke ceasefire

6:47 a.m. ET - President Donald Trump swore in front of reporters early Tuesday morning at the White House when saying that both sides had violated the ceasefire terms with attacks. 

Trump made the comments before departing for the NATO summit. He expressed disappointment about the continued attacks.

"They violated it but Israel violated it too," Trump said. He added, "I’m not happy with Israel."

""We basically have two countries, that have been fighting so long and so hard, that they don’t know what the f— they’re doing. Do you understand that?" Trump ended and walked off towards the plane. 

You can watch the raw video of his remarks here.  

READ MORE: Trump swears: Israel and Iran ‘don’t know what the f—’ they’re doing

Did Iran break the ceasefire?

The backstory:

The acceptance of the deal by both sides came after Iran launched a final onslaught of missiles targeting Israel that killed at least four people early Tuesday morning, while Israel launched a blitz of airstrikes targeting sites across the Islamic Republic before dawn.

Timeline:

However, around 3:30 a.m. ET, Israel’s military said it had detected another Iranian barrage more than two hours after the ceasefire was supposed to take effect. 

What they're saying:

Several minutes later, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz called the missiles a violation of the ceasefire and instructed Israel's military to resume "the intense operations to attack Tehran and to destroy targets of the regime and terror infrastructure."

The other side:

Just before 5 a.m. ET, state media reported that Iran’s military denied firing on Israel. 

12-day War between Israel and Iran

The backstory:

President Donald Trump has described the conflict as the "12 Day War." 

It started on June 13 when Israel launched a surprise barrage of attacks on sites in Iran, which Israeli officials said was necessary to stop what they claimed was a threat that Iran would build nuclear bombs. Iran has retaliated with a series of missile and drone strikes in Israel, while Israel has continued to strike sites in Iran. 

On June 21, the U.S. got involved and bombed three nuclear sites in Iran. 

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Iran attacks US base

Big picture view:

Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for earlier American bombing of its nuclear sites. The U.S. was warned by Iran in advance, and there were no casualties.

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