Iran halts strikes on Israel as new attacks threatened return to full-scale war

Officials have been unable to turn the ceasefire, agreed on April 8, into a deal to permanently end the conflict

The war, launched by the US and Israel on February 28 with strikes on Iran, has shaken the global economy, driven energy prices up around the world and made many basics, including food, more expensive. Picture: Kawnat Haju / AFP via Getty Images.

Israel and Iran traded fire on Monday in their first attacks since the US struck a ceasefire with Tehran two months ago.

Hours later, Iran’s military said that it would stop offensive operations.