JERUSALEM — U.S. President Donald Trump introduced on Monday night time that Israel and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire that may take impact on Tuesday morning at 7:00 AM.
“CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE! It has been absolutely agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there can be a Full and Whole CEASEFIRE (in roughly 6 hours from now, when Israel and Iran have wound down and accomplished their in progress, remaining missions),” Trump wrote on Reality Social.
Trump’s publish was not clear on the sequence of occasions resulting in the draw down. “Iran will begin the ceasefire and, upon the twelfth Hour, Israel will begin the ceasefire and, upon the twenty fourth Hour, an official finish to the 12 Day Battle,” he wrote.
Iranian Overseas Minister Abbas Araghchi stated in a tweet afterward that whereas there isn’t any ceasefire settlement, his nation had no intention to maintain responding to Israeli assaults after 4:00 a.m. Tehran time.
“As of now, there may be NO ‘settlement’ on any ceasefire or cessation of navy operations,” Araghchi stated. “Nonetheless, supplied that the Israeli regime stops its unlawful aggression in opposition to the Iranian folks no later than 4 am Tehran time, now we have no intention to proceed our response afterwards.”
“The ultimate resolution on the cessation of our navy operations can be made later,” he added.
Israel had no speedy touch upon both Trump’s publish or the Iran international minister’s comment.
Iran’s missile assaults have killed 24 folks and injured over than 1,300. The Israel Tax Authority has obtained greater than 25,000 harm claims associated to buildings.
Israel launched preemptive strikes in opposition to Iranian nuclear websites on June 13, citing intelligence that Tehran had reached “some extent of no return” in its pursuit of nuclear weapons. In keeping with Israeli protection officers, Iran has developed the capability to quickly enrich uranium and assemble nuclear bombs, with adequate fissile materials for as much as 15 weapons.
Israeli intelligence additionally uncovered a covert program to finish all elements of a nuclear gadget. The strikes marked a dramatic escalation in what officers describe as a broader Iranian technique combining nuclear growth, missile proliferation, and proxy warfare aimed toward Israel’s destruction.
On Monday, Israeli expanded its strikes to incorporate belongings tasked with securing the Iranian regime’s maintain on energy, together with inner safety forces and Tehran’s infamous Evin Jail.
On Monday night time, Iran launched missiles on the Al Udeid U.S. Air Base in Qatar in retaliation for American strikes on nuclear services in Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.
— With extra reporting from Bloomberg
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