A scene of daily life continues on the streets amid a fragile ceasefire in Tehran, Iran, on May 12, 2026, as geopolitical tensions rise following recent statements by the United States.
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Iran’s military has halted attacks against Israel, the Foreign Ministry told CNBC on Monday, but Tehran warned it would resume hostilities if the IDF continued operations in Lebanon.
Iran and Israel carried out the attacks on Sunday night for the first time since the US and Iran agreed to a ceasefire in April. The Islamic Republic fired missiles toward northern Israel after Lebanon accused Jerusalem of repeatedly violating the ceasefire through its attacks on Lebanon, including an attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday. Israel said it launched a “massive attack on strategic defense systems” in response.
Earlier on Monday, US President Donald Trump had insisted that talks would continue despite the fragile ceasefire.
Trump wrote on Truth Social, “Both sides, Israel and Iran, are seeking an immediate ceasefire! Final negotiations on “peace” are moving forward, provided ignorance or stupidity gets in the way. The blockade will remain in place, and in full force and effect, until a “final deal” is reached. Things must move quickly.” The President had previously posted that both countries should stop “shooting”.
in a phone call with financial Times On Sunday, Trump said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “will have no choice” but to accept the deal the US negotiates with Iran because the US president “makes the decision.”
However it is less clear whether Iran still intends to reach a deal with the US
Earlier, an Iranian official involved in talks between Washington and Tehran had told MS Now that “no agreement is possible with President Trump at this stage.”
The official blamed Trump for the situation in Lebanon and the current increase in hostilities.
— CNBC’s Garrett Downs also contributed to this report.
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