Platner's campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Platner has denied wrongdoing but said on Monday he would take time "to reflect on the best path forward."

US President Donald Trump at the NATO Summit in Ankara earlier on July 8 said that Iran was not being serious in the talks on the Memorandum of Understanding.

“Only the clans can run Gaza. But for this, you have to get rid of Hamas first,” he said, speaking after the Pulse of Israel conference in Jerusalem.

"The test occurred amid China’s rapid and opaque nuclear weapons buildup and is of great concern to the region," the official added.

The agency’s decision appears to have been made before US President Donald Trump said that the US-Iran ceasefire was over as skirmishes erupted between the two countries in the Strait of Hormuz.

Whether Emanuel’s critique will land with the Israeli establishment or with the ruling coalition remains to be seen.

The protesters were acting violently, according to the military, and they entered a restricted military area before being forcibly removed. 

"America still hasn't learned that bullying and breaking promises are no longer cost-free," Iran's speaker of parliament, Muhammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in a post on X.