President Trump introduced Monday that Israel and Iran have agreed on a “Full and Whole” ceasefire, a transfer he mentioned would finish a greater than weeklong battle between the 2 nations — although a high Iranian diplomat sounded much less definitive a couple of deal.
Underneath the ceasefire introduced by Mr. Trump, Iran would cease putting Israel in six hours (at midnight ET on Tuesday), and Israel is anticipated to cease putting Iran 12 hours after that (at midday ET Tuesday). Then, after one other 12 hours, or at midnight ET Wednesday, the battle will likely be thought-about over, a White Home official confirmed to CBS Information.
“Upon the twenty fourth Hour, an Official END to THE 12 DAY WAR will likely be saluted by the World,” the president wrote on Reality Social.
Hours after Mr. Trump’s submit, Iranian Overseas Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi steered on X that Iran had stopped its strikes on Israel at 4 a.m. Tehran time (8:30 p.m. ET Monday). Iran’s army operations “continued till the final minute,” he wrote.
However Araghchi additionally wrote that “there’s NO ‘settlement’ on any ceasefire or cessation of army operations,” although he added that Iran does not plan on persevering with strikes on Israel if Israel additionally ceases strikes on the similar time. The timeline laid out by Mr. Trump requires Israel to cease putting about 15 hours after the time specified by Araghchi.
“The ultimate determination on the cessation of our army operations will likely be made later,” Araghchi wrote.
CBS Information has reached out to the White Home for any response to Araghchi’s remarks.
In a Reality Social submit later Monday night time, following the Iranian overseas minister’s feedback, Mr. Trump wrote, partially, that Israel and Iran “got here to me, nearly concurrently, and mentioned, ‘PEACE!’ I knew the time was NOW.”
There was no official phrase but from Israel on a ceasefire.
Previous to Araghchi’s feedback, a senior White Home official instructed CBS Information each side had agreed to a ceasefire, with Israel agreeing so long as there aren’t any additional Iranian strikes.
Mr. Trump communicated straight with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whereas a number of different administration officers — Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Center East envoy Steve Witkoff — communicated with Iran by means of direct and oblique channels, the White Home official mentioned.
Qatar helped dealer a deal, one other White Home official mentioned. Mr. Trump had requested the Qatari Emir to get Iran to conform to a ceasefire. Vance coordinated with the Qatari prime minister on particulars, and Iran agreed to the ceasefire after chatting with the prime minister. The official mentioned the direct talks with Iran occurred after Iran’s strike on Al Udeid Air Base.
The battle between Israel and Iran started June 13 with Israel launching airstrikes towards Iranian nuclear and army targets. The strikes — which killed a number of high Iranian army officers — prompted Iranian counterattacks on Israel.
A minimum of 950 folks have been killed and three,450 wounded in Israel’s strikes in Iran, together with a mixture of army personnel and civilians, the group Human Rights Activists instructed the Related Press. Iran’s assaults have killed no less than 24 folks in Israel, in line with Israeli officers.
The U.S. took army motion towards Iran over the weekend, putting three websites which might be believed to be key to Iran’s nuclear program. The transfer sparked fears of a wider battle, however Iran’s response on Monday was pretty restricted. Iran fired greater than a dozen missiles at a U.S. base in Qatar, most of which had been intercepted, and no accidents had been reported, U.S. and Qatari officers mentioned.
Iran referred to as its response “devastating and highly effective,” however Mr. Trump referred to as it “very weak.” The president mentioned in one other social media submit that he wished “to thank Iran for giving us early discover, which made it potential for no lives to be misplaced.”
Dispute over Iran’s nuclear program nonetheless lingers
It is not clear how the ceasefire announcement will impression a broader dispute over the destiny of Iran’s nuclear program.
Israel’s marketing campaign was primarily geared toward Iran’s nuclear program, because the nation’s stockpile of close to weapons-grade uranium has grown quickly in current months, in line with the Worldwide Atomic Power Company.
Israel has alleged Iran was secretly “racing in the direction of a nuclear bomb.” However earlier this yr, U.S. intelligence businesses assessed that Iran was not making nuclear weapons, although “stress has most likely constructed” for Iran’s supreme chief, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to reauthorize the nation’s nuclear weapons program.
Mr. Trump mentioned final week he believed the intelligence neighborhood was “unsuitable” about Iran’s nuclear ambitions, telling reporters, “I feel they had been very near having one.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio referred to as the problem “irrelevant” in an interview Sunday on CBS Information’ “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” saying Iranian officers “have all the pieces they should construct the weapon.”
Iran has lengthy insisted its uranium enrichment program is peaceable.
For weeks, Mr. Trump has sought a broader cope with Iran to restrict its nuclear program, however even earlier than Israel started putting Iran, administration officers had grown annoyed with what they considered as Iran’s unwillingness to truly negotiate, a U.S. official instructed CBS Information. Mr. Trump has steered Iran ought to abandon all uranium enrichment, however Iran rejected that demand.
Mr. Trump mentioned over the weekend the U.S.’s strikes had “obliterated” three Iranian nuclear websites, together with two subterranean uranium enrichment services, although Iran has downplayed the injury.
It is a creating story. Verify again for updates.
Margaret Brennan
contributed to this report.
