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Iran and Israel Exchange Strikes and Announce Temporary Pause

The direct missile and airstrike exchanges threaten the U.S.-backed ceasefire, risking a collapse of talks that would widen regional escalation.

Overview

  • Iran launched ballistic missiles toward Israel, which the Israel Defense Forces said were intercepted with no reported injuries during the renewed exchanges.
  • Israeli aircraft struck targets inside Iran, including a petrochemical complex in Mahshahr and sites in central and western provinces, according to Israeli and Iranian sources.
  • President Donald Trump publicly urged restraint and said he contacted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to press for a halt to retaliatory strikes.
  • Both Tehran and Jerusalem announced short pauses in attacks after the exchanges but warned they would resume strikes if the other side violated ceasefire terms.
  • Regional proxies including Yemen’s Houthi movement and Hezbollah were active during the flare-up, shipping in the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz faced new disruptions, and oil prices and markets reacted to the risk of wider conflict.