
The latest exchanges of fire between Israel and Iran will not immediately collapse the ceasefire, but likely future similar exchanges could significantly strain the ceasefire, if not unravel it. On June 8, Iran's armed forces announced that they had ended military operations against Israel, while warning that they would strike Israel again if it continued to attack Lebanon. The statement came hours after U.S. President Donald Trump called on Iran and Israel to de-escalate following Israeli airstrikes against targets in Iran, including military assets like air defenses, missile launch sites and bases and a major petrochemical plant. Iran responded by firing volleys of missiles toward military bases in central and southern Israel. The exchanges of fire marked the first time Israel and Iran had targeted each other since the April 8 ceasefire between Iran, its allies and the United States and Israel.