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Ceasefire in Iran-Israel war takes hold

Iranian-US demonstrators gather to call for regime change in Iran, as US President Donald Trump announced a cease-fire between Israel and Iran, outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles on June 23, 2025.[AFP]

A fragile ceasefire in the Iran-Israel war appeared to be holding on Tuesday, after 12 days of strikes that saw Israel and the United States pummel the Islamic Republic's nuclear sites.

US President Donald Trump, who had first declared the ceasefire, on Tuesday told Israel "do not drop those bombs" on Iran.

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