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Iran war news LIVE: A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Iran's southern Hormozgan province on Tuesday, according to Iranian media reports.

Iran war news LIVE: Flights resumed at Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport on Tuesday a day after Iranian authorities shut its airspace and suspended flight operations following missile attacks on Israel.

Iran war news LIVE: The Israeli military said it intercepted a suspicious aerial target launched from Yemen after sirens warning of a hostile aircraft infiltration sounded in the area of Eilat, Reuters reported. The military added the incident had concluded.

Iran war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump said he warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he might find himself fighting alone if he went back to war with Iran. "I said, 'Bibi, you better be careful, or you will be on your own very soon,'" Axios quoted Trump as telling Netanyahu.

Iran war news LIVE: Iran and Israel said that hostilities between them had halted, after the two countries exchanged strikes that threatened to reignite the conflict. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the "fire on that front is contained" hours after Tehran said it had stopped its military action. Tehran said it would attack again if Israel persisted with its strikes in Lebanon, while Netanyahu warned in turn that should Iran "make the mistake of resuming attacks against us, we will respond with full force". (AFP)

Iran war news LIVE: UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi called on Iran to "re-engage" with him so inspections can resume at sites the US and Israel bombed a year ago. Iran still has not informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of what happened to those bombed nuclear sites or the nuclear material, including uranium enriched to near bomb grade, that was stored there, Reuters reported.

Iran war news LIVE: As Israel and Iran traded fire on Monday in the most serious escalation, war-weary Israelis fell back on familiar routines from the last round of war with a sense of resignation and apathy. In the morning, they ran for shelter as missile alerts blared. Afterward, some stayed home and while others ran errands or took their kids to the park, seeking to maintain some normalcy.

In Tel Aviv, Israel’s commercial and cultural hub, the usually bustling streets were more subdued than normal, with fewer customers at shops and other businesses than regular weekdays. (AP)

Iran war news LIVE: Italian prosecutors put Israel's far-right police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir under investigation over the treatment of activists who were part of the Gaza flotilla last month, a judicial source told Reuters.

Iran war news LIVE: Iran will turn the naval blockade established by the US into another defeat for the "enemy", country's top negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said in a message on Telegram on Monday. "We are not going to either just fight or just negotiate; rather, we are going to fight at our own time and negotiate at our own time", Qalibaf said, adding, "our goal is the end of the war and stable security and we have no trust towards the opposing party".

Iran war news LIVE: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday told CNN he would not meet with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu before both sides reach an agreement to end the conflict.

Aoun said that Lebanon was, for the time being, negotiating a non-aggression agreement with Israel.

Iran war news LIVE: US forces on Monday said they had disabled an unladen oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman. The tanker was Palau-flagged and named M/T Marivex. It was headed towards Iran, Reuters news agency reported.

Iran war news LIVE: Israel's government agency COGAT on Monday said it would reopen the Rafah crossing for limited movement of people in both directions, and the Kerem Shalom crossing starting Tuesday for gradual entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, Reuters news agency reported.

Iran war news LIVE: The Saudi defence ministry said a missile that it had detected earlier on Monday was launched from Yemen and was heading towards a “regional country”. The ministry did not name the country.

The defence ministry said results of investigations showed that the missile "deviated from its course and fell in an open area near the Saudi-Yemeni border". Iran denied launching any attack on Saudi Arabia, while Iran-aligned Houthis said they launched an attack against Israel, Reuters news agency reported.

Iran war news LIVE: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said that Iran and Hezbollah were weaker than ever. However, Netanyahu said the war with them “has not yet ended”, Reuters news agency reported.

Iran war news LIVE: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday warned that Israel would response with “might” if Iran attacks again, Reuters news agency reported.

Iran war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, a White House official told AFP.

This comes amid reports of disagreements between Netanyahu and Trump on Lebanon, with the latter calling his ally “crazy” during an earlier phone call.

Iran war news LIVE: Sirens were sounded in northern Israel's Zar'it area on Monday, hours after both Iran and Israel halted attacks on each other, the Israeli military said, according to Reuters news agency.

Iran war news LIVE: UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi urged Iran on Monday to “re-engage” so inspections can resume at sites the US and Israel bombed a year ago, Reuters news agency reported. This comes after the US' resolution to that effect at the agency's board.

Iran still has not informed the International Atomic Energy Agency of what happened to those bombed nuclear sites or the nuclear material, including uranium enriched to near bomb grade, that was stored there.

Iran war news LIVE: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said the final objective in the peace negotiations between Iran and US is “just about to be achieved”, asking all sides to exercise restraint, Reuters news agency reported.

Iran war news LIVE: Israel has decided to stop its attacks on Iran, a source told Reuters news agency.

Iran war news LIVE: Iranian flights to and from the country's airports have been cancelled till further notice, Reuters news agency reported citing Tasnim.

Iran war news LIVE: Israel's military on Monday intercepted three projectiles fired from Lebanon, an AFP correspondent near the border reported, with the military saying the munitions had targeted its forces operating in Lebanon's south.

“Some of the projectiles were intercepted prior to crossing into Israeli territory, and an additional projectile fell near IDF soldiers. No injuries were reported,” the military said, according to AFP.

Iran war news LIVE: Iraq has reopened its airspace after the Iranian military announced that it had halted its strikes on Israel, AFP reported.

Iran war news LIVE: Iran's military has announced a "cessation" of attacks on Israel, AFP reported, in a potentially significant step towards de-escalation after days of renewed hostilities between the two countries.