U.S. President Donald Trump has said that both Israel and Iran have agreed to stop attacking each other. He described it as a “complete and total” ceasefire after nearly two weeks of fighting.
Trump gave this update on the night of Monday, June 23. He made the announcement only a few hours after Iran fired missiles at a U.S. base in Qatar. That missile attack was in response to the U.S. bombing Iran’s nuclear sites on Sunday.
“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!), for 12 hours, at which point the War will be considered, ended!
“Officially, 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 will be saluted by the world. During each ceasefire, the other side will remain peaceful and respectful.”
But Iran doesn’t seem to agree with Trump’s claim. Early Tuesday morning, Iran’s Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, posted on his official X account (formerly Twitter). In his post, he said there is no official agreement for a ceasefire.
stating:
“As Iran has repeatedly made clear, Israel launched war on Iran, not the other way around. As of now, there is NO ‘agreement’ on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations. However, provided that the Israeli regime stops its illegal aggression against the Iranian people no later than 4 a.m. 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.”
Minutes later, he issued a follow-up confirming the halt of hostilities:
“The military operations of our powerful Armed Forces to punish Israel for its aggression continued until the very last minute, at 4 a.m. Together with all Iranians, I thank our brave Armed Forces who remain ready to defend our dear country until their last drop of blood, and who responded to any attack by the enemy until the very last minute.”
