Fragile ceasefire in jeopardy as Iran reportedly fires first missiles at Israel
Iranians stand next to the Khyber missile symbol as they attend a rally to support the country’s religious leader Mojtaba Khamenei and commemorate Eid al-Adha in Tehran on June 4, 2026.
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Iran on Sunday reportedly fired Missiles are being fired at Israel as a tenuous ceasefire hangs in the balance between Washington and Tehran.
The news that a missile was fired from Iran came after a speech by Iranian Parliament Speaker MB Galibaf. send to x The US’s “naval blockade of Lebanon and violation of agreements” means violation of the ceasefire.
The White House confirmed to MS NOW that President Donald Trump was briefed on renewed hostilities after Iran fired a missile at Israel for the first time since the ceasefire began. The briefing was first reported by Axios.
Ghalibaf said military activity in Lebanon and the ongoing US blockade “make American and regime bases and assets in the region legitimate targets,” according to X’s translation.
CNBC cannot confirm that the missiles were fired. Israel, Iran, the Associated Press reported Sunday had started missiles at him and Israel Defense Forces He said that they activated the defense systems after detecting the missiles.
Trump said on Sunday Fox News He said missile strikes “certainly will not help negotiations.”
axios He later stated that Trump would call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and urge him not to retaliate against Iran.
The fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran has been in effect since early April. But fighting in Lebanon between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah has complicated the interim peace as negotiators struggle to reach an agreement that would end the conflict.
Iran demanded an end to hostilities in Lebanon and an end to the US blockade of its ports and ships. The USA, on the other hand, demands that Iran hand over its nuclear materials and agree to never obtain nuclear weapons.
The Trump administration is reportedly considering diverting Iranian assets to allied Gulf states to offset the reconstruction damage caused by Iranian attacks.
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi responded to the news by saying regional governments “are not in a position to demand compensation,” Reuters reported on Sunday. Iran’s assets are “neither war spoils for Washington nor a pay fund for its allies,” Garibabadi said in a post on channel X.
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