Trump rebukes Israel and Iran hours after ceasefire: Latest Updates

President Donald Trump unleashed a fiery rebuke of both Israel and Iran on Tuesday morning, just hours after brokering a fragile ceasefire between the two adversaries. Speaking before departing for the NATO summit in the Netherlands, Trump blamed both countries for “immediate violations,” but directed his sharpest criticism at Israel for launching airstrikes north of Tehran shortly after the ceasefire took effect.

“I’m not happy with Israel. As soon as we made the deal, they dropped a load of bombs… the biggest we’ve seen,” Trump told reporters.
He added that both countries have fought “so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f**k they’re doing.”
Trump posted on Truth Social shortly after: “ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME. The ceasefire is in effect!”
“Both Israel and Iran wanted to stop the War, equally! It was my great honor to Destroy All Nuclear facilities & capability, and then, STOP THE WAR!” he said on Truth Social. Trump is currently on his way to the NATO summit in the Netherlands.

What Happened?

Hours after the truce began, Israel struck a radar site in Iran, claiming it was a response to several Iranian missiles fired post-ceasefire. Iran’s state media denied it, but the damage was done. Trump spoke to Israeli PM Netanyahu in what a White House source described as an “exceptionally firm and direct” call.

Despite the flare-up, Trump maintained that the ceasefire was still in place and that “Israel is not going to attack Iran,” instructing Israeli jets to turn back mid-air. He praised the US airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, declaring:

“Iran will never rebuild itself… That place is demolished.”

Regime Change? “No, I Don’t Want It.”

Trump dismissed speculation that Washington is seeking regime change in Iran:

“Regime change brings chaos. I don’t want chaos.”
While he floated the idea on Truth Social days ago, he clarified that a diplomatic solution was still preferred. Experts warn that toppling the regime could splinter Iran and ignite wider regional instability.

Iran won’t violate ceasefire unless Israel does

Iran’s president has said the country will not violate the terms of its ceasefire with Israel, unless Israel breaks the pact first, as reported by state-affiliated Nour News

“Iran will not violate the ceasefire, unless the Zionist regime does,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a statement Tuesday, according to Nour News. “Tehran is ready for talks and to defend the rights of the Iranian people at the negotiation table.”

Israel had earlier accused Iran of breaking the terms of the deal, announced by US President Donald Trump on Monday, by firing rockets into Israel hours after it went into effect. Tehran denied it had broken the ceasefire.

NATO Cheers, Gulf Worries

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte praised Trump for his “decisive” actions in Iran and for securing a new defense spending agreement among allies, raising the bar to 5% of GDP.

Meanwhile, Gulf states expressed anxiety over the rapid escalation:

“We did not want this war… fear is real,” said The Economist’s Middle East correspondent.

Qatar’s interior ministry confirmed that the situation remains stable after Iranian missiles targeted US positions there — none hit their intended targets, and there were no casualties.

What’s Next?

Iran claims it acted in “legitimate self-defense” and told Qatar it “remains committed to good neighborliness.” The Kremlin welcomed the ceasefire, calling it “necessary and overdue.”

But even with the fighting paused, the damage is deep:

More than 600 Iranians have died since June 13.
Four Israeli civilians were killed in Beer Sheva by Iranian missile strikes.
Top Iranian nuclear scientists, including Mohammad Reza Seddighi Saber, were assassinated in targeted Israeli operations.