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2026-07-10 06:24:41 UTC
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Iran Ends Military Operations Against Israel After Exchange of Strikes; U.S. Engages in Diplomacy and Retaliatory Actions

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Iran has ended its military operations against Israel following a weekend exchange of strikes, the first since a ceasefire agreed in April. Iran warned it would resume hostilities if Israel continues strikes in Lebanon. The United States conducted self-defense strikes against Iranian air-defense, radar, and surveillance sites near the Strait of Hormuz after determining an AH-64 Apache helicopter,失

Iran has ended its military operations against Israel, according to corroborated reports. The two nations exchanged strikes on Sunday night, marking the first such exchange since a ceasefire was agreed in April. Iran warned it would resume hostilities if Israel continues strikes against Lebanon. President Donald Trump said both sides are seeking an immediate ceasefire and that final negotiations on peace are proceeding, subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in the way. Trump also demanded that Israel and Iran immediately stop shooting and stated he 'calls the shots' as the exchanges occurred, according to NBC News. According to the Irish Times, Israel has stopped attacks on Iran at Trump’s request. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said 'the fire on this front has been contained' and warned that if Iran attacks again, 'we will respond with force,' according to NBC News. The Pentagon determined that a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter lost over the Strait of Hormuz on June 9 was shot down by Iranian fire, not due to accident, according to GlobalSecurity.org. In response, the United States launched self-defense strikes targeting nearly 20 Iranian air-defense, radar, and surveillance sites near the Strait of Hormuz, according to GlobalSecurity.org. The Pentagon is expected to send parts of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, according to CBS News. President Trump said several members of his administration — including Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner — were involved in talks with Iran, according to CBS News. An Iranian military spokesperson dismissed U.S. claims of negotiations, insisting the Americans were only negotiating with themselves, according to CBS News. Iran reaffirms support for Hizbullah, according to the Irish Times. Israel says it will reopen the Kerem Shalom Crossing, according to the Irish Times. The UN agency chief warns of a coming food crisis due to the Iran war, according to the Irish Times. The EU is preparing changes to energy taxes and network charges, including plans to tax electricity at a lower rate than gas, to cut consumers’ power bills, according to the Irish Times.

This account was written only from facts that survived Augur's corroboration pass — 4 corroborated across opposed news blocs, 0 contested (attributed to both sides), 17 single-source (attributed). Nothing was added; no significance was inferred. Model Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct. See the evidence & the verbatim quotes →