US President Donald Trump has announced that Israel and Iran have agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire.”
In a Truth Social post announcing the development, Trump said the ceasefire would start to take effect in about six hours, after Israel and Iran have “wound down” their final strikes against each other.
According to Trump, the ceasefire would come fully into place in 24 hours, bringing about an “official end to the 12-day war.”
“Iran will start the ceasefire and, upon the 12th Hour, Israel will start the ceasefire and, upon the 24th Hour, an official end to the 12 Day War,” he added.
It’s not completely clear from Trump’s post when each side side will begin holding its fire.
“I would like to congratulate both countries —- Israel and Iran —- on having the stamina, courage, and intelligence to end, what should be called, ‘the 12-Day war,’” Trump wrote.
Senior Iranian official confirms Tehran agreeing to ceasefire
A senior Iranian official has confirmed to the Reuters news agency that Iran is agreeing to a Qatar-mediated, US-proposed ceasefire with Israel.
Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani secured Tehran’s agreement to the US proposal for a ceasefire during a call with Iranian officials, an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters.
The call took place after Iran’s strikes on a US air base in Qatar on Monday, the official said.
The phone call came after US President Donald Trump told Qatar’s emir that Israel had agreed to the ceasefire and asked for Doha’s help persuading Tehran to also agree, the official said.
Israel and Tehran have not officially confirmed the ceasefire since Trump announced the deal.
Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli appeared to confirm the ceasefire, thanking Trump and Netanyahu “for making a bold decision that will be remembered in the annals of history as a chapter of faith, courage, and moral clarity” in a post on X
Shortly before the ceasefire announcement, an Iranian official told CNN that Iran had not received any proposals.
IDF issues another evacuation warning for parts of Tehran
The IDF issued an evacuation warning for two areas in Tehran, shortly after a similar warning for residents of another part of the Iranian capital.
In a Farsi-language statement, the IDF warned residents of Tehran’s District 6 and the Mehran neighborhood to evacuate due to impending Israeli military activity.
The IDF warned residents of Tehran’s District 7 to evacuate about two hours ago.
Iranian media have reported explosions in the area of the capital since then.
The latest warning came shortly after US President Donald Trump said that Israel and Iran had agreed to a ceasefire that would start to take effect in about six hours.
Vance says Iran can no longer build nuclear weapon
US Vice President JD Vance has said Iran is no longer able to build a nuclear weapon after Sunday’s strike against the Islamic Republic’s nuclear sites.
“Iran was very close to having a nuclear weapon… Now Iran is incapable of building a nuclear weapon with the equipment they have because we destroyed it,” Vance told Fox News in an interview.
Vance said the next six hours would see Israel and Iran finalizing their strikes against each other.
Courtesy: Times of Israel
