Trump insists Iran nuclear sites destroyed, labels intel leak 'fake news'

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Israeli soldiers and rescue team search for survivors amid the rubble of residential buildings destroyed by an Iranian missile strike that killed several people, in Beersheba, Israel, on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Israeli soldiers and rescue team search for survivors amid the rubble of residential buildings destroyed by an Iranian missile strike that killed several people, in Beersheba, Israel, on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) (Leo Correa/AP)

Israeli soldiers and rescue team search for survivors amid the rubble of residential buildings destroyed by an Iranian missile strike that killed several people, in Beersheba, Israel, on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Israeli soldiers and rescue team search for survivors amid the rubble of residential buildings destroyed by an Iranian missile strike that killed several people, in Beersheba, Israel, on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) (Leo Correa/AP)

What you need to know

  • US President Donald Trump says a ceasefire between Israel and Iran was still "in effect" this morning.
  • It comes after the president accused both sides of violating the truce, which he announced yesterday on social media.
  • Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz claimed Iran had "completely violated" the ceasefire between the two countries hours after it came into effect.
  • On Tuesday, Qatar's Defence Ministry said it "successfully" intercepted a missile attack from Iran targeting the US Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar
  • New Zealand has sent a C-130J Hercules to the region and is talking with commercial airlines about getting citizens to safety from Israel and Iran.
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