The war between Iran and Israel, in which the United States got involved after bombing three Iranian nuclear facilities on Sunday, is supposedly on standby since this morning due to a ceasefire announced by Trump. However, the Israeli army reactivated its defenses after 9:30 in the morning after identifying, they claim, missiles launched from Iran towards Israel, something that the Iranians deny.
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, reiterated tonight that there is a ceasefire between Israel and Iran and stated that the weekend bombing he ordered on three key points of the Iranian nuclear program "brought everyone together and sealed the deal."
The message comes hours after the President himself stated that Israel and Iran have reached a "total ceasefire" of twelve hours, after which - he said - the war between both countries "will have ended."
The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has confirmed the ceasefire announced by Trump early this Tuesday, as reported by Sal Emergui.
Iran denies attacking Israel
The Iranian army has denied launching missiles against Israeli territory "over the last few hours," as Israel denounced after the U.S. President, Donald Trump, announced a ceasefire.
The General Staff "has denied the launch of missiles from Iran towards the occupied territories (Israel, ed.) over the last few hours," stated state television. Shortly before, the Israeli Defense Minister, Israel Katz, claimed that Tehran had fired missiles and assured that his country would "respond forcefully to the ceasefire violation."
"Unknown" drones attacked Iraqi military bases north and south of Baghdad, in Iraq
A group of "small suicide drones" attacked early Tuesday morning two Iraqi military bases in an operation that caused "significant damage" to the radar systems of the Taji camp, north of Baghdad, and the Imam Ali facilities in the south, without causing personal casualties.
The spokesman for the commander-in-chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces, Sabah al Numan, reported this "cowardly and treacherous attack" that took place between 02:15 and 03:45 local time at both military installations.
"Iraqi forces managed to repel and thwart all other attack attempts at four different positions, intercepting and shooting down the drones that intended to attack them," Al Numan added.
Iranian state television denies missiles were launched at Israel
Iranian state television has denied that missiles were launched at Israel, shortly after the Israeli government announced its approval of a ceasefire agreement with the Islamic Republic announced hours earlier by the U.S. President, Donald Trump.
"Reports of missile launches from Iran after the ceasefire are false," the television reported as cited by Efe.
Israeli Army says it has identified missiles launched from Iran towards Israel after the ceasefire
The Israeli Army said after 9 in the morning that it had identified missiles launched from Iran towards Israel.
Israeli Army says "the danger persists" despite the ceasefire with Iran
Despite the ceasefire, the Israeli Army stated that "the danger persists," as reported by Afp.
Stock markets celebrate the ceasefire with Iran with gains in Europe and a 5% drop in oil
Nothing lasts forever, especially in financial markets that every 24 hours experience a reality opposite to the previous day. Today, stock markets open with strong purchases after the official announcement of the ceasefire between Israel and Iran after less than two weeks of attacks between both countries. And oil prices drop, as they did yesterday at the end of the American market and open below $68 per barrel with a 5% cut.
Investors, who showed no nervousness during Monday's session, remain calm after the recent events involving Iran. Late yesterday afternoon, the Tehran regime carried out an airstrike on U.S. bases in Qatar and Iraq, with prior notice to the White House, which would be more of a gesture and a fictional response for its citizens to close this chapter in its confrontation with Israel. And most importantly for investors: the Strait of Hormuz remains open, through which 20% of the world's oil transits.
Israeli opposition leader calls for an end to the war in Gaza
The Israeli opposition leader, Yair Lapid, called on Tuesday to "end the war" in Gaza after the announcement of a ceasefire in the conflict initiated on June 13 by Israel against Iran.
"And now Gaza. It's time to end it there too. Retrieve the hostages, end the war," Lapid wrote in a message on X.
Israel claims to have achieved its war objectives
Israel was the first to officially accept Trump's ceasefire, stating that it had achieved its war objectives, eliminated the dual nuclear and missile threat from Iran, and would react firmly if the Iranians do not respect the truce.
Israel "has eliminated an immediate existential dual threat: nuclear and ballistic," stated the Israeli government in a press release, thanking President "Trump and the United States for their defense support and participation in eliminating the Iranian nuclear threat."
IBEX celebrates with a 1.44% increase the ceasefire announced by Trump in the Middle East
The main Spanish selective, the IBEX 35, opened with a strong 1.44% increase after the ceasefire announced by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, between Israel and Iran, which also caused a significant drop in Brent crude oil by 5%.
At the opening, the IBEX 35 reaches the 14,000 points level. It reaches 14,038.5 points after adding that 1.44%. Year-to-date gains exceed 21%.
Following Trump's announcement of a ceasefire for the next twelve hours between Iran and Israel, which was nevertheless denied by Tehran, Brent, Europe's reference crude, drops by 5.02% to $67.94, while the euro rises to $1.160. Gold falls by 1.34% to $3,322.53.