Israel and Iran have agreed to ceasefire, set to start at about midnight, President Donald Trump introduced on social media on Monday night, signaling an finish to almost two weeks of escalating air assaults by the 2 nations.
The settlement described by Trump includes two 12-hour ceasefire intervals, beginning with Iran at about 12 a.m. EDT. That may come “when Israel and Iran have wound down and accomplished their in progress, ultimate missions,” Trump stated within the Fact Social submit.
Israel would then comply with with a second 12-hour ceasefire, Trump stated.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems to be 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 battle can be formally declared ended, in line with Trump.
“On the idea that every little thing works because it ought to, which it is going to, I wish to congratulate each International locations, Israel and Iran, on having the Stamina, Braveness, and Intelligence to finish, what needs to be referred to as, ‘THE 12 DAY WAR,'” Trump wrote within the submit.
For a number of hours, neither Israeli nor Iranian officers publicly commented on Trump’s announcement. Later, in a submit on social media, Iran’s international minister, Abbas Araghchi denied there was a ceasefire settlement. Nevertheless, he stated if Israel halted strikes by 4 a.m. Tehran time (8:30 p.m. EDT) “we have now no intention to proceed our response afterwards.”
Araghchi stated a ultimate 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 battle, launching strikes on three Iranian nuclear targets.
The battle started June 12 when Israel launched a collection of strikes towards Iran that included dozens of army targets, together with the nation’s nuclear program. Defending what it referred to 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 focusing 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.. Nevertheless, a U.S. official instructed ABC Information the U.S. intercepted the missiles with help from Qatar and Trump, who referred to as the response “very weak,” struck a de-escalatory tone on social media. One supply later referred to as Iran’s transfer a “failed retaliation.”
