Israel’s military chief of general staff, Eyal Zamir, revealed that Israeli commandos had operated on the ground in Iran throughout the 12-day war. “The forces operated covertly deep in enemy territory and created operational freedom for us,

President Trump announced on social media that Iran and Israel had agreed to a ceasefire, ending a war he said could have “destroyed the entire Middle East.”

Iran’s military denied Tuesday that it fired missiles at Israel hours after a ceasefire was supposed to begin, Iranian state television reported. The report quoted the general staff of Iran’s armed forces,

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has not been seen publicly or heard from in nearly a week. That absence has surprised and unnerved everyone from political insiders to the general public.

The leader of a Paris-based Iranian opposition group said after the announcement of a ceasefire in the Iran-Israel air war on Tuesday that the Iranian people should now bring down Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's system.

The ruling establishment will immediately seek to name a successor to Khamenei if he is killed, a source said.