INQToday: Iran signals halt if Israel stops strikes; 31 Filipino repatriates from Middle East safe

Iran signals halt to strikes if Israel stops

Iran’s foreign minister said Tuesday Tehran did not intend to continue its strikes if Israel stopped its attacks, hours after US President Donald Trump announced a staggered ceasefire to bring about an “official end” to their conflict.

Abbas Araghchi suggested that Iran had already halted its operation at 4am Tehran time (0030 GMT) — and wanted a simultaneous end in attacks from Israel as well.

Trump announces ceasefire between Iran and Israel

President Donald Trump announced Monday that Iran and Israel had agreed to a staggered ceasefire that would bring about an “official end” to a conflict that had threatened to escalate into a full blown war involving the United States.

“It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE,” Trump wrote Monday on his Truth Social platform, although there was no official confirmation from either of the Middle Eastern adversaries.

31 Filipino repatriates from Middle East now safe – DMW

ll 31 Filipino repatriates from the Middle East, whose flight home was delayed in Qatar, are safe and sound, according to Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac.

In a statement on Tuesday, Cacdac said Qatari airspace has reopened and authorities are now awaiting confirmation of the repatriates’ new flight schedule.

Padilla seeks Duterte repatriation, but Senate rejects his resolution

Sen. Robin Padilla has filed a resolution seeking the immediate repatriation of former President Rodrigo Duterte from The Hague, where he is detained over alleged crimes against humanity.

However, his unnumbered resolution, filed on Monday afternoon, was not accepted by the Senate’s Bills and Index Section, as the 19th Congress had already adjourned sine die on June 11, according to a press release from his office on Tuesday.