Bangladesh, June 24 -- Explosions echoed through the Iranian capital on June 24, shattering the fragile calm promised by a ceasefire brokered just hours earlier. The blasts, reported by witnesses in northern Tehran, reignited fears of renewed escalation in the wake of a devastating 12-day military campaign between Israel and Iran.

The situation took an unexpected diplomatic twist when US President Donald Trump publicly declared that he had ordered Israel to stand down from a planned airstrike. Posting on Truth Social, Trump claimed to have halted the mission personally, writing, “All planes will turn around and head home, while doing a friendly ‘Plane Wave to Iran. Nobody will be hurt, the Ceasefire is in effect!”

Yet ...