JERUSALEM — U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday night that Israel and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire that will take effect on Tuesday morning at 7:00 AM.
“CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE! It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE (in approximately 6 hours from now, when Israel and Iran have wound down and completed their in progress, final missions),” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Trump’s post was not clear on the sequence of events leading to the draw down. “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 wrote.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a tweet afterward that while there is no ceasefire agreement, his country had no intention to keep responding to Israeli attacks after 4:00 a.m. Tehran time.
“As of now, there is NO ‘agreement’ on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations,” Araghchi said. “However, provided that the Israeli regime stops its illegal aggression against the Iranian people no later than 4 am Tehran time, we have no intention to continue our response afterwards.”
“The final decision on the cessation of our military operations will be made later,” he added.
Israel had no immediate comment on either Trump’s post or the Iran foreign minister’s remark.
Iran’s missile attacks have killed 24 people and injured over than 1,300. The Israel Tax Authority has received more than 25,000 damage claims related to buildings.
Israel launched preemptive strikes against Iranian nuclear sites on June 13, citing intelligence that Tehran had reached “a point of no return” in its pursuit of nuclear weapons. According to Israeli defense officials, Iran has developed the capacity to rapidly enrich uranium and assemble nuclear bombs, with sufficient fissile material for up to 15 weapons.
Israeli intelligence also exposed a covert program to complete all components of a nuclear device. The strikes marked a dramatic escalation in what officials describe as a broader Iranian strategy combining nuclear development, missile proliferation, and proxy warfare aimed at Israel’s destruction.
On Monday, Israeli expanded its strikes to include assets tasked with securing the Iranian regime’s hold on power, including internal security forces and Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison.
On Monday night, Iran launched missiles at the Al Udeid U.S. Air Base in Qatar in retaliation for American strikes on nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.
— With additional reporting from Bloomberg
