Live: Iran holds funeral for top military, nuclear figures killed in Israeli strikes

Former White House strategist for US President Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "bald faced liar" and Israel a "protectorate" on his Tuesday episode of his War Room podcast.

Bannon remains a Trump loyalist with some influence over administration policy. He is a key figure within the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement. 

He lashed out at Netanyahu for violating the ceasefire that Trump said he brokered between Israel and Iran. 

"You have the gall - particularly after what [Trump] did for you and the grief he's taken over here - you have the gall. When he said, 'This is what I've done, and I need you to be a partner, I need you to stand down first'... you lied to him. That's why he's furious," Bannon said. 

"Netanyahu goes on Israel TV and glazes. Don't glaze. Don't slobber all over [Trump]. It doesn't mean anything. You showed what you really thought of him last night," he added.

"For supporters of Israel - which is kind of on the ropes about this - [it] makes it very hard when your top guy's dealing from the bottom of the deck. It is not straight. And in fact.... a bald-faced liar."

Bannon also questioned the intelligence that was used to necessitate the US strikes on Iran and the way in which Israel dragged the US into a conflict it could not handle on its own. 

"We have to get a full accounting of what's going on here, because the Netanyahu government is out of control. You saw this point blank: President Trump bent over backwards, moved heaven and earth to get this thing sorted. Called it 'the 12-day war,'" he said.

"When President Trump gets involved, when President Trump puts out these TruthSocials saying things are ended, you should take it like a papal bull."

"Why did you have to come for us to take out the entire bomb-making nuclear apparatus, including the above-ground that we had to hit with Tomahawk missiles? Why did you appear that you didn't do anything to sort that out?" Bannon said.

"Netanyahu basically bit off way more than he can chew, thinking that he could get us drawn into a major war. And it's not happening... you're not an ally, you're a protectorate and protectorates are not supposed to act like that."

Iran's judiciary has revealed that several employees and visiting family members died in Israel's attack on Evin Prison, according to a report in Iranian state media.

Authorities in Iran previously reported deaths at the facility, but had not given further details.

Part of the notorious jail, which is located in a northern neighbourhood of the capital Tehran and houses many political prisoners, was hit in an Israeli strike on Monday.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan on Tuesday that China had been in contact with Iran, Israel and other relevant parties and was looking forward to the realisation of a "real ceasefire".

All parties should resume dialogue on an equal basis and return to the path of a political settlement of the Iranian nuclear issue, Wang said, according to a statement from his ministry.

China's foreign minister said that Palestine was still at the heart of issues in the Middle East. 

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has acknowledged that Israel struck a radar installation near Tehran hours after the start of the ceasefire on Tuesday, but said that it refrained from further attacks after a call between Israel's leader and US President Donald Trump.

The prime minister's office acknowledged the strike in a statement after Trump publicly expressed frustration that Israel had launched strikes on Iran after the ceasefire agreement was reached but before it took effect.

An Iranian missile strike on Beersheba in Israel's south killed four Israelis on Tuesday morning. Netanyahu's office claimed this attack had been launched before the truce started and accused Iran of launching a single missile six minutes after the ceasefire went into effect.

Trump had little time for this accusation. "I'm really unhappy if Israel is going out this morning because of one rocket that didn't land that was shot - perhaps by mistake - that didn't land. I'm not happy with that," he told reporters.

The Israeli air force retaliated bu destroying the radar installation near Tehran, it said.

Israel then refrained from carrying out other strikes on Iran after a conversation between Trump and Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister's office said, without specifying if the conversation had taken place before or after the attack on the radar station, according to Reuters.

Iran has arrested a European it accuses of spying for Israel, according to the Fars News agency.

The European, who has not been named, was allegedly spying at military sites in southern Hormozgan province.

Iranian authorities have arrested scores of alleged Israeli spies inside Iran since Israel launched its attacks on 13 June.

Two loud blasts were heard in Tehran on Tuesday, Iranian media outlets Mizan and Shargh have reported, just hours after a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was declared.

Despite US President Donald Trump earlier insisting that “Israel is not going to attack Iran” and that “all planes will turn around and head home,” Israeli Army Radio reported that its forces struck an Iranian radar installation near the capital.

Trump’s remarks came via a post on Truth Social in which he said Israeli jets would perform a “friendly ‘Plane Wave’ to Iran,” and no one would be harmed.

Trump phoned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and urged him not to carry out an attack on Iran, according to a post by an Axios reporter on X, citing an Israeli official.

Netanyahu reportedly told Trump he couldn’t call off the operation. The Israeli leader is said to have assured Trump the assault would be limited in scope - targeting only a single site rather than a broader set of Iranian facilities.

US President Donald Trump has said that Israel will not launch further attacks on Iran, declaring in a Truth Social post that “all planes will turn around and head home, while doing a friendly ‘Plane Wave’ to Iran”.

“ISRAEL is not going to attack Iran,” Trump wrote, insisting the ceasefire remains in effect. “Nobody will be hurt… Thank you for your attention to this matter!” he added.

In a separate post, Trump stated: “IRAN WILL NEVER REBUILD THEIR NUCLEAR FACILITIES!”

US President Donald Trump criticised Israel on Tuesday, saying he was “not happy” with its actions following the ceasefire announcement.

Speaking to reporters before leaving for the Nato summit in The Hague, Trump said: “There was one rocket that I guess was fired overboard after the time limit and now Israel is going out [to strike Iran] because of one rocket that didn’t land anywhere. These guys [have] got to calm down.”

He added he didn’t like “plenty of things” he saw yesterday.

Referring to the ceasefire he declared earlier, Trump said: “I didn’t like the fact that Israel unloaded right after we made the deal. They didn’t have to unload.”

He added: "Israel, as soon as we made a deal, they came out and dropped the biggest load of bombs we've ever seen... I'm not happy with Israel."

The president finished saying: “We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the fuck they’re doing.”

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that both Israel and Iran had violated the ceasefire he announced just hours earlier, adding he was unhappy with both sides but particularly disappointed with Israel.

Speaking to reporters before leaving for the Nato summit in the Hague, Trump said Israel "unloaded" right after agreeing to the deal. He also claimed that Iran’s nuclear capabilities had been eliminated. Neither Israel nor Iran has officially responded to his remarks.

Israeli political figures have responded sharply and at times inconsistently to the ceasefire agreement with Iran, reflecting deep divides within the country’s leadership and public discourse. Here's how some key figures reacted:

• Bezalel Smotrich, finance minister: Praised Israel's gains against Iran and signalled a shift in focus: "Now with all our might to Gaza, to complete the job."

• Avigdor Liberman, former defence and foreign minister: "The final chord is particularly jarring and bitter. Instead of an unconditional surrender, the world enters into difficult and tedious negotiations, with the ayatollahs' regime having no intention of giving up."

• Yair Golan, MK, left-wing: Called for a thorough review of the ceasefire deal, stating, "All the hostages must be returned, end the war in Gaza, and stop the regime coup once and for all."

• Yair Lapid, opposition leader: Urged a pivot to Gaza: "And now Gaza. This is the moment to close there as well. To return the hostages, to end the war. Israel needs to start rebuilding."

• Limor Son Har-Melech, MK, far-right, Jewish Power party: Rejected the ceasefire, warning: "Without the overthrow of the regime, the threat has not been removed."

• Tzvi Kreuzer, MK, far-right, Jewish Power party: Opposed any pause in hostilities with Iran: "No to a ceasefire - fire without a break."

• Itzik Bonsel, right-wing activist: Raised doubts over the government's messaging: "For years it has been said that Iran is an existential threat. Is it possible that after 11 days of fighting, that this threat has been removed? No Israeli official said so."

• Families of Israeli captives: Called for urgent action: "The 12-day operation is over, now is the time to end the 627-day war [in Gaza] and ensure an Israeli victory... This is the time to reach a comprehensive agreement with all our might that will return all 50 hostages in one time."

Qatar’s prime minister has condemned Iran’s recent missile strike on a US military base in the country, describing it as an “unacceptable act” that undermines ongoing diplomatic efforts to ease regional tensions.

“The attack on the State of Qatar is an unacceptable act,” Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani said on Tuesday. “Especially as Qatar has been actively working to de-escalate the situation through diplomacy.”

He added that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian had expressed regret over the strike during a phone call with Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Tehran claimed it targeted the base in “self-defence” following a US military attack on the country over the weekend.

Israel launched a three-stage attack on Iran that continued until 9am local time (05:30 GMT) on Tuesday, according to a spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya central military headquarters, as quoted by state television.

Earlier, Iranian state media reported that a ceasefire would begin at 7:30am.

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council had warned that its forces were fully prepared to “decisively respond” to any further aggression.

The UN human rights office condemned Monday’s air strike on Iran’s Evin prison by Israel, calling it a grave violation of international humanitarian law.

Spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan told reporters in Geneva on Tuesday that Evin prison, which holds political detainees, is not a military target.

He confirmed reports of fires inside the prison and an unknown number of injuries but did not name Israel.

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said on Tuesday he had reached out to Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi to propose a meeting and called for renewed cooperation following the ceasefire between Iran and Israel.

Grossi tweeted that Iran’s resumption of cooperation with the agency could open the door to a diplomatic resolution of the long-running dispute over Tehran’s nuclear programme.

Iran has denied any intention to develop nuclear weapons.