Iranian military's joint command announces 'suspension' of attacks on Israel

Source: Yahoo! News/EuroNews

Mon, June 8, 2026 at 7:39 AM EDT


The Iranian military's joint command said on Monday it was suspending its offensive operations against Israel after both countries exchanged fire in their first attacks since the US struck a ceasefire with Tehran two months ago. The escalation threatened to drag the Middle East back into a full-scale war.

The joint command said that if Israel or its supporters carried out any further "aggression and hostile acts," including in southern Lebanon, then "much more severe and crushing measures than before will follow.". Israel launched airstrikes into central and western Iran early on Monday in response to missiles fired from Tehran, the first such barrage since an April ceasefire took hold in the Middle East war.

In his first comments since Iran and Israel traded fresh strikes, US President Donald Trump wrote online: "Israel and Iran must immediately stop 'shooting.'" Trump's post on Truth Social comes after Iran held the US responsible for the resumption of fighting with Israel, reasoning that Israel's actions "cannot be separated" from US policy.

"Without a doubt, as I said, the actions of the Zionist regime in the region cannot be separated from US policies," foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said at a press conference in Tehran. "No one believes that the Zionist regime would carry out any action without prior coordination and cooperation with the United States," he added as Israel warned a third barrage of missiles was incoming from Iran on Monday.

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