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Live Updates: Shaky Cease-Fire Takes Hold After Trump Rebukes Israel and Iran

President Trump criticized Israel and Iran after they both attacked on Tuesday.

What to Know About the U.S. Strike on Iran, and Iran’s Retaliation

Tracers are seen in the sky after Iran’s armed forces say they targeted Al Udeid Air Base, the largest U.S. military installation in the Middle East, as seen from Doha, Qatar, on Monday.

NATO Summit Opens as Israel-Iran Cease-Fire Takes Hold: What to Watch

The NATO summit will begin Tuesday in The Hague, with the American attack on Iran and defense spending expected to be major topics.

NATO Leader’s Aim? Give Trump What He Wants: A Win on Military Spending.

President Trump plans to limit his visit to The Hague to less than 24 hours. It will be the first NATO leaders’ summit of his second term.

In a Big Place With Few People, a Minister Needs a Pilot’s License

Helicopter Being Sent for Brazilian Who Fell While Hiking Indonesian Volcano

Queen Elizabeth II Memorial to Feature Glass Bridge

The Yellow Sea Dispute Between China and South Korea

Korean military veterans protested near the Chinese Embassy in Seoul in April, calling on Beijing to remove the steel structures it installed in shared waters in the Yellow Sea.

London Police Appeal for Help in the Theft of a $200,000 Violin

David López Ibáñez playing a 285-year-old violin. The instrument was stolen in February.

Canada and EU Sign Defense Agreement as Trump Promises to Reduce International Security

From left, Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president; Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada; and Antonio Costa, the European Council president, in Brussels on Monday.

Zelensky Visits U.K. After Russian Attack on Kyiv Kills at Least 9

President Volodymyr Zelensky and King Charles at Windsor Castle on Monday. Concerns are growing in Kyiv that Russia’s assaults are drawing less attention as global focus shifts to the Israel-Iran war.

Electric Boats Offer a More Eco-Friendly Way to Travel in the Amazon

How Hugo Aguilar Ortiz Became Mexico’s Most Powerful Indigenous Lawyer

Hugo Aguilar Ortiz is the newly elected chief justice of Mexico’s Supreme Court.

Airspace closures snarl travel to the Middle East.

Cancellations and delays have disrupted travel to Persian Gulf cities like Doha, Qatar, since an Iranian missile attack closed regional airspace on Monday.

How Netanyahu’s Move Against Iran Gives Him Room to Maneuver on Gaza

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at the site of an Iranian strike in Rehovot, Israel, on Friday.

Two Brown Bears Broke Out of Their Pen. Then They Ransacked the Honey Stash.

Israel and Iran deny violating a nascent truce, offering their own versions of events.

An Iranian missile strike in Beersheba, Israel, killed four people on Tuesday.

How Qatar Helped Broker the Israel-Iran Cease-Fire

Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani of Qatar helped broker a cease-fire between Iran and Israel.

Germany to Spend Record Amount on Its Military and Infrastructure

The German Air Force during a NATO military exercise in May.

Trump says he is ‘not happy’ with Israel and Iran.

President Trump speaking to reporters outside of the White House.

Iran’s Capital Tehran Endures Intense Attacks Before Cease-Fire With Israel

Tehran, Iran’s capital, has been hit by Israeli airstrikes repeatedly since the war started on June 13.

World Leaders Cautiously Welcome Israel-Iran Cease-Fire

The streets of Tehran on Tuesday morning. World leaders have expressed concern that the cease-fire remained fragile.

Iran Casts Cease-Fire as Proof That Its Military Has Prevailed

In Tehran on Tuesday. Israeli airstrikes have wiped out much of the Iranian military’s top brass, and destroyed Iran’s air defenses and some of its nuclear and missile facilities.

Drones hit Iraqi military sites, hours after Iran attacked a U.S. base in Qatar.

Iran Mounts Attack on Beersheba, Israel, Hours Before Cease-Fire

What to Know About the Cease-Fire Between Israel and Iran

Israelis wait outside a bomb shelter between air-raid warnings in Rishpon, Israel, on Tuesday.

Here’s the latest.

Tuesday Briefing

A missile was intercepted over Qatar yesterday after Iran said it had targeted a U.S. base there.

The Challenge of Rebuilding Syria

How Yemeni Cafes like Haraz Coffee House Are Building Momentum and Community

Hamzah Nasser founded his Yemeni cafe brand, Haraz Coffee House, in 2021 in Dearborn, Mich. and intends to double the number of Haraz locations to 60 from 30 by the end of the year.

Iran has previously given warnings before attacking U.S. bases, limiting damage and repercussions.

Al Asad Air Base in Iraq was attacked by Iranian missiles in January 2020.

Can Iran, Israel and the U.S. Now All Claim to Have Won?

Celebrating the attack on a U.S. base in Qatar, in Tehran on Monday. No Americans were killed in the attack, but it was trumpeted by Iranian media.

Trump’s Cease-Fire Announcement Catches His Own Top Officials by Surprise

President Trump at Morristown Airport in New Jersey on Saturday.

Qatar Intervened to Persuade Iran to Accept Cease-Fire Deal, Diplomats Say

President Trump with the Qatari prime minister, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, in Doha, Qatar’s capital, in May. The Qatari prime minister persuaded Iran to agree to a U.S. cease-fire proposal in a call with the Iranian leadership, diplomats said.

Trump Says ‘Time for Peace’ After Iran Gives Warning Before Firing on U.S. Base

A missile was intercepted after Iran’s Armed Forces targeted Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Monday.

The Israeli military escalated attacks on Tehran.

Tuesday Briefing: Iran Struck a U.S. Base in Qatar

A missile was intercepted after Iran’s Armed Forces targeted Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Monday.

Supreme Court Lets Trump Deport Migrants to Countries Other Than Their Own

Camp Lemonnier, an American military base in Djibouti where migrants were sent after the Trump administration sought to deport them to South Sudan.

What to Know about Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar

Loading humanitarian aid onto an aircraft at Al Udeid Air Base in March 2024.

F.B.I. Warns of Possible Retaliation by Iran After Bombing of Nuclear Sites

F.B.I. and Department of Homeland Security officials held a call with state and local law enforcement officials on Sunday to warn of potential consequences of U.S. action in Iran.

Iran attacked a U.S. base in Qatar that typically houses 10,000 troops.

What to Know About U.S. Warning to Citizens Abroad Amid Israel-Iran Conflict

Flight attendants and travelers arrive from overseas at Kennedy Airport. The State Department has issued a travel advisory for Americans going abroad.

Nearly 150 Report Being Jabbed With Needles at French Music Festival

An outdoor performance on the banks of the Seine river in Paris on Saturday was part of the annual Fête de la Musique celebration.

What to Know About Iran’s Notorious Evin Prison

A guard outside the entrance to Evin prison in Tehran, in a 2022 photo provided by the Iranian state media.

U.K. to Ban Palestine Action Group as Terrorist Organization

A protest in support of the activist group Palestine Action in London on Monday. The government said it would formally submit a ban to Parliament next week.

James Lloydovich Patterson, 91, Dies; Soviet Poet and Symbol of Racial Unity

Israel widens targets in another series of strikes on the Iranian capital.

A plume of smoke billowed over Iran’s capital Tehran in a screen grab taken from a video posted on social media on Monday.

World Central Kitchen Resumes Gaza Operations After Nearly 7-Week Pause

At a food distribution site in central Gaza on Monday. Many families in the territory have relied heavily on charities such as World Central Kitchen for meals as staple foods have become scarce.

Villages Evacuated on Greek Island as Wildfires Rage

A firefighter working to extinguish a fire on a tree on Chios, Greece, on Tuesday.

Netanyahu Says Israel Is ‘Very, Very Close’ to Achieving Its Goals in Iran War

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel speaking on Thursday at the Soroka hospital complex in southern Israel after it was hit by a missile fired from Iran.

Putin Condemns Strikes on Iran but Stops Short of Offering Concrete Support

In a photograph provided by Russian state media, Russia’s President Vladimir V. Putin met with Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, at the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday.

Claims of Potential Human Rights Violations Strain E.U.-Israeli Relations

Preparing bread in Gaza in April. Many bakeries were forced to close and flour supplies ran low after Israel imposed a blockade on food and fuel supplies that ended last month.

The U.N.’s nuclear watchdog says the war could lead to ‘unimaginable levels’ of destruction.

Rafael Grossi, head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog, at an emergency meeting of the agency in Vienna on Monday.

L.A. Sheriff’s Dept. Apologizes for Post Sympathizing With Iran Bombing Victims

European officials voice fears of further escalation in the Israel-Iran war.

The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, in Brussels, on Monday. European ministers “are very much focused on the diplomatic solution,” she said.

What Is the Strait of Hormuz and Why Is It Important?

A satellite image of the Strait of Hormuz, showing the Iranian coast at top, and Qeshm Island and Oman below.

6 Trump Voters React to the U.S.’s Bombing of Nuclear Sites in Iran

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