Iran’s military joint command has announced a “suspension” of attacks on Israel, signaling a potential pause in hostilities after a renewed cycle of missile strikes and air raids between the two countries. The announcement comes amid rapidly shifting battlefield dynamics and continued diplomatic pressure from Washington to halt the escalation.

The headquarters said that the Iranian armed forces' actions were carried out in support of the Lebanese people following Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon and the Dahieh district south of the Lebanese capital, Beirut.

US President Donald Trump has said that Iran shot down a US Apache helicopter that was patrolling the Strait of Hormuz overnight and vowed to respond, though he said the two US pilots involved in the incident were both safe and uninjured.

The latest round of violence erupted days after a new ceasefire was reached in Washington. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

June 8 (UPI) -- Israel has stopped its strikes on Iran on Monday after Iran said it is also halting its attacks as President Donald Trump called for both sides to "immediately stop shooting."

Israel could not accept a scenario in which Iranian strikes on Israel were considered a justifiable "tit-for-tat response" to Israeli strikes on Lebanon. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Israel's latest strikes on Lebanon and Iran have made clear that U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who started the war in lockstep, want different things. Trump had publicly warned Israel not to strike Beirut in its war with Iran-backed Hezbollah militants. When it did, on…

Iran and Israel declare a truce after recent hostilities, easing tensions amid ongoing diplomatic efforts in West Asia.

Israel’s continued attack on Lebanon had been a source of tension throughout the ceasefire.

The fragile ceasefire that had largely held between Israel and Iran since April came under renewed strain after both countries exchanged military strikes, raising fears that the Middle East could once again slide into a broader regional conflict. Israel launched a series of airstrikes early Monday against targets in central and western Iran, hours after Tehran fired missiles at Israeli territory in what Iranian officials described as retaliation for Israeli attacks on Beirut's southern suburbs.

<p>Iran and Israel say they have halted attacks on each other, after the two countries traded fire for the first time since April's truce.</p>

Israel said Monday that Iran had launched missiles targeting it, hours after Israel launched airstrikes targeting central and western Iran in response to missile fire from Tehran. The exchange of strikes threatened to drag the wider Middle East back into a regional war.

Israel struck Beirut's southern suburbs, Iran retaliated with missiles, and Israel then hit sites inside Iran. The exchange disrupted the wider region, drew fresh intervention from Donald Trump and ended with Iran pausing operations while warning of harsher action.

US President Donald Trump told Axios in an interview published on Monday that he warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he might find himself fighting alone if he went back to war with Iran.

Trump, who has repeatedly favoured a diplomatic resolution with Iran, reportedly asked Netanyahu to show restraint, arguing that a breakthrough in diplomatic talks could materialise within days.

<p>The Israeli envoy said that although PM Benjamin Netanyahu had decided to lower the temperature of military operations against Iran at President Trump's request, the US president understands full well that Israel cannot absorb ballistic missiles into our country without responding.</p>

US President Donald Trump told Axios in an interview published on Monday that he warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he might find himself fighting alone if he went back to war with Iran.

Lebanese president says any agreement will be a non-aggression pact and not a peace deal, conditioning normalization of Jerusalem-Beirut ties on establishment of Palestinian state

<p>Trump told Netanyahu that Israel must avoid further escalation or risk being left isolated if the conflict with Iran enters a new and broader phase.</p>