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Ceasefire Halts Iran-Israel Air Raids; Proxies Remain Inactive

Tehran prioritized de-escalation by ordering its proxy network to stand down despite mounting pressure for retaliation.

FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping is displayed on a screen as Type 99A2 Chinese battle tanks take part in a parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of Japan's surrender during World War II held in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
Emergency personnel work at an impacted residential site, following a missile attack from Iran on Israel, amid the Israel-Iran conflict in Be'er Sheva, Israel June 24, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
A woman walks past a poster with an image of the late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, killed in an Israeli airstrike last fall, in the southern suburbs of Beirut June 23, 2025.
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Overview

  • A reported ceasefire between Tehran and Tel Aviv on June 24 halted reciprocal airstrikes after days of escalating missile barrages and nuclear site raids.
  • On June 13, Israel and the United States attacked Iran’s Natanz, Fordow and Isfahan nuclear facilities, prompting Iranian missile strikes on Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and the US base in Qatar.
  • Hezbollah, bound by its November 2024 truce with Israel and facing Lebanese political constraints, refrained from military action in support of Iran.
  • Yemen’s Houthi rebels, though poised to target US and international shipping, stood down following direct orders from Iran to avoid broader confrontation.
  • Iraq-based militias have shifted their focus to domestic politics and economic interests, leaving Tehran’s transnational ‘Axis of Resistance’ largely dormant in this crisis.