India, June 24 -- Shortly after US President Donald Trump announced once again that a ceasefire between Israel and Iran was "in effect", several Iranian media reports on Tuesday said that explosions were heard in northern Iran.

Some reports said that explosions and air defense activity were heard in the northern cities of Babol and Babolsar. Follow Israel Iran war live updates

Later, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed that Mohammad Taghi Yousefvand, the commander of intelligence protection for Iran's Basij paramilitary forces, was killed in an Israeli missile strike, Iran International reported.

"The commander of Basij counterintelligence protection forces was martyred in a Zionist regime attack," a statement from t...