Live Blog Update| Israel attacks Iran
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Morning update

25 June 2025 05:49 BST

Good morning Middle East Eye readers,

Here are the latest developments from Israel's war on Iran:

  • A US-proposed ceasefire between Israel and Iran appeared to be holding early Wednesday.

  • Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, said late on Tuesday that talks between the United States and Iran were "promising" and that Washington was hopeful for a long-term peace deal.

  • Iran said Wednesday that it executed three men accused of spying for Israel, the day after a truce between the two countries came into effect.

  • Iran has arrested more than 700 people suspected of being part of Israel’s “spy network” in the country, according to Iran's Nournews news reports.

  • Meeting Trump on the sidelines of the summit on Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan "expressed his satisfaction with the ceasefire achieved between Israel and Iran through President Trump's efforts, hoping it would be permanent," his office said. 

  • US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that China can continue to purchase Iranian oil after Israel and Iran agreed to a ceasefire, a move that the White House clarified did not indicate a relaxation of US sanctions. 

    "China can now continue to purchase Oil from Iran. Hopefully, they will be purchasing plenty from the US, also," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

  • Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country had successfully ended the war in what he called a "great victory," according to Iranian media.