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As world leaders continue with discussions at The Hague, Sir Keir Starmer has said his first duty is to "keep Britain safe".

He shared the brief message on X along with a group photo taken at The Hague...

Earlier, Starmer confirmed that the UK is set to buy a fleet of new fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear weapons, in what Downing Street has called the "biggest strengthening" of Britain's posture "in a generation".

Britain will buy 12 F-35A jets and join NATO's airborne nuclear mission in the move.

Starmer said the UK "can no longer take peace for granted" and that the move shows ministers are "investing in our national security".

The internet in Iran has returned to its "previous state", the country's communications minister has said.

Sattar Hashemi said on X that conditions were returning to normal.

"I sincerely apologise to all the people, especially those in the communications sector and activists in the country's digital economy, for this imposed situation," he said. 

He went on to say he hoped Iranians "never have to experience such conditions again".

For context: During the Israeli strikes on Iran this month, most Iranians experienced a complete internet blackout.

Iran's government cited cybersecurity concerns for ordering the shutdown.

The Pope has urged Israel and Iran to "reject the logic of bullying and revenge".

Speaking at his weekly general audience, Pope Leo XIV said he was following recent developments "with attention and hope".

He quoted the bible: "A nation shall not raise the sword against another nation."

The American pope added: "Let us listen to this voice that comes from on High."

"Heal the lacerations caused by the bloody actions of recent days, reject all logic of bullying and revenge, and resolutely take the path of dialogue, diplomacy and peace."

Here's a look at some of the key comments that we've heard this morning as the head of NATO heaped praise on Donald Trump.

Mark Rutte said the expected hike in the alliance's defence and security spending target to 5% of GDP "wouldn't have happened" without the US president.

Trump described the move as a "great victory for everybody", and said: "NATO is going to become very strong with us".

You can read the rest of the recap here:

Getting inspectors back to Iran's nuclear facilities to assess the impact of US and Israeli military strikes is the top priority, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog has said.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would then be able to verify Iran's stocks of enriched uranium, Rafael Grossi said.

"This is the number one priority," he told a news conference at an Austrian security cabinet meeting.

Asked if Iran had informed him of the status of its enriched uranium stocks, particularly that enriched to up to 60% (close to weapons grade) he pointed to a letter he received from Iran earlier this month saying Tehran would take "special measures" to protect its nuclear materials and equipment.

"They did not get into details as to what that meant but clearly that was the implicit meaning of that. We can imagine this material is there," Grossi said.

His comments suggest much of that material may have survived the attacks, which chimes with US intelligence reports suggesting the strikes did not destroy Iran's nuclear programme - something denied by Donald Trump, who said the sites had been "obliterated".

It has been "a lot calmer" in Jerusalem than it has been in the past week, Sky correspondent Tom Cheshire, who is on the ground there, reports.

He says there has been a lot of focus on the Fordow nuclear site in Iran and the extent of the destruction there, but in terms of the wider picture, it's not just about that military site but also about the diplomatic effort.

"I think that's why the ceasefire is so important. We don't have many of the details yet but it has been holding," he says.

"People here in Jerusalem slept easy for the first time in a while, we don't have sirens or alerts sending people down to shelters."

Cheshire says it is "a lot calmer than it has been in the past week".

"That calmness means attention probably can turn back to Gaza," he adds.

"That might be the next chapter here."

We have some pictures to bring you from Iran now, after the Israeli strikes on the country in the last two weeks.

As we've been reporting, so far today, a ceasefire between Israel and Iran appears to be holding.

But during the conflict, it has been difficult to report on the damage inside Iran, due to restrictions on journalists in the country.

These pictures have been released today but Sky News cannot independently verify where or when they were taken.

And the pictures below show members of the Iranian Red Crescent Society inspecting a damaged building following an Israeli strike in Iran. Again, they were released today.

Speaking ahead of the NATO summit earlier, Donald Trump claimed the US strikes on Iran brought the war between Tehran and Israel to a close.

Asked how long he thinks the Iranian nuclear programme had been put back, he said: "I think decades. I don't think they will ever do it again."

He added: "I think they have had it. They just went to hell. The last thing they want to do is enrich.

"When you look at a site like that, it is very hard to rebuild."

He went on to say "that hit ended the war".

Watch Trump's comments here:

We brought you reports earlier from Israel's military that seven personnel, an officer and six soldiers, were killed in fighting in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday (see post at 6.35).

Israeli media reported the seven were in the city of Khan Younis when an explosive device planted on their vehicle detonated, setting it on fire.

Now, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a statement. 

He said: "This is a very difficult day for the people of Israel."

"Together with all citizens of Israel, my wife and I mourn, and are pained over, the fall of seven of our fighters, of blessed memory, from the Combat Engineering Battalion", he said.

The Israeli leader said on behalf of the citizens of Israel, he sent "heartfelt condolences to the families that have lost what is dearest to them".

Despite doubts from the Kremlin (see previous post) and reports about US intelligence assessments in the American press, Donald Trump and his top team are sticking to the line that Iran's nuclear facilities have been destroyed.

Earlier, we brought you Trump's comments from the NATO summit. Marco Rubio, his secretary of state, chipped in at the same news conference.

And before that, Rubio said in an interview that Iran is "much further away from a nuclear weapon" because of Trump's decision to order strikes.

In an interview with , Rubio said: "The bottom line is, they are much further away from a nuclear weapon today than they were before the president took this bold action.

"That's the most important thing to understand - significant, very significant, substantial damage was done to a variety of different components, and we’re just learning more about it."

As we have been reporting today, an early intelligence assessment has indicated that the US military strikes on three of Iran's nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy the core components of Tehran's nuclear programme and likely only set it back by months.

On the reports, Rubio said it was "false".