US-Iran war LIVE Updates: Trump on collision course with world power over Iran war stance

We’re wrapping up our coverage now. Here is a recap of the main developments.

• The United States and Iran have reportedly agreed to halt strikes and restart talks in Qatar on Tuesday.
• Iran's foreign minister says responsibility for the Strait of Hormuz lies solely with Iran. Commercial ships remain uncertain about crossing the waterway.
• The apparent easing of fighting came after US President Donald Trump threatened Iran it "will no longer exist", if he orders a resumption of full-scale military operations.

Donald Trump has given an update about the troubled Reflecting Pool in Washington DC.

He wrote on Truth Social it will be drained shortly after the United States’ 250th anniversary celebrations are finished.

“The Reflecting Pool is now in full use after suffering great damage from Criminal, Radical Left Vandals, people that truly hate our Country,” the president wrote.

“It never worked properly until last week and, right after July 4th, when we will drain the water to treat the damage caused by these ‘animals,’ it will again be in perfect shape.”

Trump described the algae that has plagued the pool over recent years as “criminally made”.

His administration spent almost $US15 million to fix the landmark and remove the algae, but to little effect.

Peeling paint and a major algal bloom has continued to plague the pool over past weeks.

Here is some more about the report of the US and Iran agreeing to cease the weekend tit-for-tat strikes.

As first reported by Axios, two unnamed US official said both sides were willing to restart talks about the disputed Strait of Hormuz.

“Technical talks are slated to continue on all areas of the MOU,” an official told Reuters.

“Both sides will stand down for now and vessels can move freely,” the official said, referring to the 14-point memorandum of understanding that was agreed earlier this month guaranteeing transit through the Strait.

Another senior American politician is demanding answers from the Trump administration about what the war has achieved.

Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic governor of the state of New Jersey, wrote on X she was “deeply troubled” by Donald Trump’s handling of the conflict.

“The administration’s objectives have shifted repeatedly. The costs have soared. And we all deserve a clear explanation of what the Trump Administration thinks it is actually achieving to make America safer,” Sherrill wrote.

She noted the shifting aims of the war laid out by the president - from regime change to ensuring Iran never had nuclear weapons.

“To date, he has accomplished none of these goals.”

An Iranian politician has warned today his country will continue controlling passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesperson for the Parliament’s Foreign Policy and National Security Commission, wrote on X other nations must abide by Iran’s regulations.

“We unequivocally support the ever-victorious Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ decisive action against the American enemy and the assertion of Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz,” he wrote.

“The Strait of Hormuz will not return to its previous state, and others have no choice but to submit to Iran’s directives in the Strait.”

The interim Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the US and Iran includes clauses guaranteeing toll-free passage through the Strait of Hormuz for ships during a period of 60 days.

The British politician hotly tipped to be the next UK prime minister could be facing a prickly dispute with the Trump administration.

The White House has big doubts whether the UK will meet its commitment to ramp up its military budget, according to unnamed US officials who spoke with The Telegraph.

The US doubts threaten a rocky start in Anglo-US relations for Andy Burnham - widely expected to succeed Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister in coming weeks.

The Trump administration has big doubts about its NATO allies, including the UK, meeting commitments to raise defence budgets. The US has also flagged big reductions in American troops stationed in Europe.

Earlier this year, Starmer committed to spending 5 per cent of UK GDP on defence, but Trump officials have doubts whether the UK will achieve that figure.

The exiled son of Iran’s former king has urged the United States to break off diplomatic talks with Iran.

Reza Pahlavi wrote on X today that expatriate Iranians would hold a “Global Week of Action for a Free Iran” starting on Saturday July 4, kicking off with rallies outside US embassies across the worldm

The event also coincides with the US marking 250 years since it gained independence from Britain.

“Our message to the American people and government on their Independence Day is clear: Do not deal with terrorists. Choose the people of Iran,” he said.

Pahlavi wrote the protests aimed to counter the Iranian regime’s  burial of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei who was killed during US-Israeli strikes.

Turning to US politics, Donald Trump’s predecessor has labelled him a “loser” who is obsessed with “vanity projects”.

Joe Biden, speaking at a Democrats fundraising gala in Maryland over the weekend, slammed Trump’s passion for renovation projects at the White House and Kennedy Centre.

Biden said the current president’s plan for a giant arch in Washington DC was being about building a monument “in his own honour”.

Trump was also “hiring his own pool guy to fix the Reflecting Pool” near the Lincoln Memorial, Biden claimed.

“Whoa, what a loser,” the former president said.

Israel has claimed  its troops destroyed a 200 metre-long Hezbollah underground base in southern Lebanon.

A joint statement on X by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defence Minister says the the alleged tunnel network was “over 200 metres long [656ft] and more than 25 metres deep [82ft]“.

Israeli troops found “hundreds of combat means and several launch silos” at the site.

It did not provide any evidence to back up the claims.

Slovenia’s President Natasa Pirc Musar said the war was “a mistake” and she thinks US President Donald Trump recognises that.

Speaking with Al Jazeera, she praised Qatar’s role in mediating to halt the fighting and finding an agreement between the US and Iran.

Pirc Musar also said the European Union’s lack of unity in its approach to the war had reduced its standing on the global stage.