A fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran came under renewed strain on Sunday after reports emerged that Iran had launched missiles at Israel, marking the first reported attack since the truce took effect earlier this year.
The reported missile launch followed comments from Iranian Parliamentary Speaker MB Ghalibaf, who accused the United States of violating ceasefire commitments through its naval blockade and actions relating to Lebanon.
In a post on X, Ghalibaf said the U.S. “naval blockade and violation of agreements regarding Lebanon” amounted to breaches of the ceasefire arrangement.
The White House confirmed to MS NOW that U.S. President Donald Trump had been briefed on the renewed hostilities following the reported missile strike.
Ghalibaf further warned that military activity in Lebanon and the continuing U.S. blockade had made “American and regime bases and assets in the region into legitimate targets”, according to a translation of his statement.
Speaking to Fox News, Trump said the reported missile attacks were “certainly not going to help negotiations”.
Axios later reported that Trump planned to contact Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to encourage restraint and discourage a retaliatory strike against Iran.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps subsequently issued a statement to The New York Times arguing that the ceasefire arrangement depended on an end to hostilities across the broader region.
The statement said the ceasefire “was conditional on a cease-fire on all fronts”.
“Tonight’s operation was a warning, and if aggressions are repeated, the responses will be broader,” the statement read.
The renewed tensions have highlighted the challenges facing the Trump administration as it seeks to preserve the ceasefire while advancing negotiations with Tehran.
A White House official, speaking anonymously to MS NOW, suggested the administration had underestimated Iran's willingness to resume military action.
“The recent negotiations with Iran in many ways have exposed a fundamental miscalculation from Trump and the White House,” the official said.
The official added that Iran's “erratic behavior” had left the president facing a difficult diplomatic situation with few immediate options for de-escalation.
In a subsequent interview with the Financial Times, Trump indicated confidence that Israel would ultimately support any agreement negotiated by Washington.
According to the report, Trump said Netanyahu “won’t have any choice” but to accept a deal that the United States negotiates with Iran because the U.S. president “calls the shots”.
The ceasefire between Washington and Tehran has been in place since early April, but persistent fighting involving Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement in Lebanon has complicated efforts to maintain stability.
Negotiators have struggled to secure a broader agreement that would end hostilities throughout the region and provide a framework for longer-term peace.
Iran has continued to demand an end to military operations in Lebanon and the removal of U.S. restrictions on its ports and shipping activities. In return, the United States is seeking guarantees that Iran will surrender its nuclear material and permanently abandon any pursuit of nuclear weapons.
Meanwhile, reports have emerged that the Trump administration is considering redirecting Iranian assets to allied Gulf nations to help fund reconstruction efforts related to damage caused by Iranian attacks.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi appeared to reject those proposals, according to comments reported by Reuters.
Gharibabadi said regional governments were “not in a position to demand reparations” and argued in a post on X that Iran's assets were “neither war spoils for Washington nor a payment fund for its allies”.
