Washington: US President Donald Trump said on social media on Monday that Israel and Iran have agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire” to be phased in over 24 hours.
The US president said on Truth Social that the ceasefire would bring an “Official END” to war, a major change in the hostilities that follows a US strike over the weekend on three Iranian nuclear sites.
The Israeli military declined to comment on Trump’s statement. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.
There was also no immediate comment from Iran. Iranian state media has no word on Tehran response. Iranian media reported ongoing Israeli airstrikes, including around Tehran.
Earlier Monday, Iran launched a missile attack on a US military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of three key Iranian nuclear facilities. The US said no casualties were reported.
Here is the latest: White House reposts Trump’s social media post announcing ceasefire The White House reposted Trump’s social media post announcing a ceasefire between Israel and Iran with a photo of the president holding a red hat that says in all caps, “Trump was right about everything.” Vance calls Israel-Iran war an important reset moment for the entire region Vice President JD Vance says he believes the world will look back at the war between Israel and Iran — and the US bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities — as “an important reset moment for the entire region”.
Vance appeared on Fox News Channel just minutes after Trump announced a phased-in ceasefire over the next 24 hours.
The vice president says the Trump administration hopes that the Iranians have learned an important lesson: If they want to build a nuclear weapon in the future, “they’re going to have to deal with a very, very powerful American military again.” Vance says he thinks that will dissuade them not to do it.
Trump suggests full ceasefire will begin at midnight Wednesday Trump’s social media post says the 24-hour phased-in ceasefire will begin at approximately midnight Tuesday EST, giving the two countries six hours to have “wound down and completed their in progress, final missions.” At that point, he said, Iran will cease attacks, and 12 hours later, Tuesday at noon EST, Israel will also stop strikes, and after 12 more hours “the War will be considered, ENDED!”
