Iran delivered ‘heavy slap to US’s face’, says Khamenei as he threatens further attacks on American bases – Middle East crisis live

<p>In his first comments since the ceasefire, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the US ‘gained no achievement’ when it joined the war with Israel against Tehran</p><p><strong>Israel’s national security minister called for a “complete halt” of humanitarian aid to Gaza on Thursday, claiming that Hamas is taking control of the supplied goods and food.</strong></p><p><strong>Itamar Ben-Gvir</strong> says that he will “demand” <strong>Benjamin Netanyahu</strong> put a new vote to the country’s cabinet on the issue of the introduction of aid to Gaza.</p><p><em>The humanitarian aid currently entering Gaza is an absolute disgrace. What is needed in Gaza is not a temporary halt to the “humanitarian” aid, but a complete halt to it.</em></p><p><em>When I warned and warned, and unfortunately the only one who voted a month and a half ago against the introduction of the aid, it was clear to me that it would give oxygen to Hamas.</em></p><p><em>With all due respect and gratitude to the president of the United States, he’s not supposed to intervene in a legal process of an independent state.</em></p><p><em>I hope and suppose that this is a reward he (Trump) is giving him (Netanyahu) because he is planning to pressure him on Gaza and force, to force him into a hostage deal that will end the war.</em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/26/donald-trump-strikes-iran-nuclear-programme-intelligence-israel-latest-updates-news">Continue reading...</a>