President Donald Trump stated on social media Monday night that Israel and Iran had agreed to a ceasefire, signaling a attainable finish to almost two weeks of escalating air assaults by the 2 nations.
The settlement described by Trump concerned two 12-hour ceasefire durations, beginning at about 12 a.m. EDT beginning with Iran. That might come “when Israel and Iran have wound down and accomplished their in progress, closing missions,” Trump stated within the Reality Social publish.
Israel would then comply with with a second 12-hour ceasefire, Trump stated.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2025. | Iran’s Supreme chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is proven in Tehran on March 20, 2025. | President Donald Trump is proven in Washington, D.C., on April 7, 2025.
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After 24 hours, the warfare can be formally declared ended, in line with Trump.
“On the belief that the whole lot works because it ought to, which it can, I wish to congratulate each Nations, Israel and Iran, on having the Stamina, Braveness, and Intelligence to finish, what must be known as, ‘THE 12 DAY WAR,'” Trump wrote within the publish.
Within the rapid aftermath of Trump’s announcement, neither Israeli nor Iranian officers publicly commented on the proposal.
Within the closing hours earlier than the ceasefire was set to enter impact, underneath the phrases described by Trump, Israel stated Iran had launched a barrage of missiles, killing not less than three folks.
Earlier, in a publish on social mediaIran’s overseas minister, Abbas Araghchi had denied there was a ceasefire settlement. Nonetheless, he stated if Israel halted its strikes by 4 a.m. Tehran time (8:30 p.m. EDT) “we’ve got no intention to proceed our response afterwards.”
Araghchi stated a closing determination “on the cessation of our army operations” can be made later and he thanked Iranian armed forces who he stated “responded to any assault by the enemy till the final minute.”
Trump’s shock ceasefire announcement got here two days after the U.S. joined Israel’s warfare, launching strikes on three Iranian nuclear targets.
The warfare started June 12 when Israel launched a sequence of strikes in opposition to Iran that included dozens of army targets, together with the nation’s nuclear program. Defending what it known as a “preemptive” strike, Israel cited intelligence that it stated indicated Iran had “considerably superior” towards acquiring a nuclear weapon — claims Iran denied.
Earlier Monday, Iran fired missiles concentrating on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar — the most important U.S. army base within the area — elevating issues about potential escalation after the U.S.. Nonetheless, a U.S. official informed ABC Information the U.S. intercepted the missiles with help from Qatar and Trump, who known as the response “very weak,” struck a de-escalatory tone on social media. One supply later known as Iran’s transfer a “failed retaliation.”
