Overview
- Iran launched multiple ballistic missiles toward Israel on Monday, which Israeli authorities said were intercepted and caused no reported casualties.
- Israel carried out airstrikes on western and central Iran that the IDF said hit military targets and that reporters said struck a petrochemical complex near Mahshahr.
- After urgent appeals from President Trump, both Tehran and Jerusalem announced temporary pauses to their strikes but warned they would resume if the other side broke ceasefire terms.
- The exchanges pulled in proxy actors including Houthi missile claims and shipping threats, produced airspace closures and suspended flights, and pushed oil prices higher.
- The flare-up complicates U.S.-brokered talks over sanctions, frozen assets and the Lebanon front and leaves negotiations fragile as Pakistan and other mediators press for restraint.