An angry Donald Trump has warned Israel not to drop further bombs on Iran as he tried to hold a fragile ceasefire between the two Middle Eastern countries together.
The US president insisted both Israel and Iran have committed to respect the ceasefire if the other side does, after earlier exchanging strikes in an apparent breach of the truce announced by Mr Trump earlier in the day.
As Mr Trump prepared to board Marine One on the White House lawn on Tuesday morning, he launched into a foul-mouthed tirade about how Iran and US ally Israel had been acting in the few short hours since he announced the ceasefire.
"Israel, as soon as we made the deal, they came out and they dropped a load of bombs, the likes of which I've never seen before, the biggest load that we've seen," he said.
"I'm not happy with Iran either, but I'm really unhappy with Israel going out this morning."
"We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don't know what the f*** they're doing."
[TWEET: Trump on White House lawn]He later took to his Truth Social account to urge Israel not to drop further bombs on Iran, stating doing so would constitute a "MAJOR VIOLATION".
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later confirmed it had struck a radar installation near Tehran, but added that Israeli forces had refrained from further strikes.
Meanwhile, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country would respect the ceasefire "if the Zionist regime [Israel] does not violate the ceasefire".
The ceasefire between the two countries was reportedly brokered through the US and Qatar.
Travel chaos after strike on Qatar
Hopes that the ceasefire would hold came after a dramatic 24 hours in the Middle East, which began with Iran launching missiles as a US base in the Gulf state Qatar.
All missiles were intercepted with no casualties, and there are reports Iran gave both Qatar and the US advanced warning of the attack.
The strikes were ordered in an apparent retaliation for the US's bombings on Iranian nuclear sites.
But Iran's launches have sparked condemnation from neighbouring Gulf states, who have now called a meeting to discuss the situation.
Qatar also filed a complaint with the United Nations, calling Iran's actions a "flagrant violation of [Qatar's] sovereignty".
The Iranian missile launches also sparked travel chaos, with multiple nations ordering their air space to be closed.
The situation forced flights to be diverted and major airports to suspend departures.
Meanwhile, at least 119 Australians who were still in Israel have been flown out of Tel Aviv on an Australian Defence Force assisted flight.
Thousands of Australians have registered their interest in being evacuated from the region with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Death toll climbs
Amid hopes the ceasefire may hold, Iran's health ministry has released an updated deathtoll, saying at least 610 people have been killed by Israeli strikes since the war began on June 13.
Among those killed by Israel's strikes were top military commanders and nuclear scientists.
Israel has also threatened to kill Iran's senior leaders in a bid to topple the regime, but has so far held off.
Iran's missile strikes against Israel have killed 28 people, the first time large numbers of Iranian missiles have penetrated its defences.
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