Trump announces ceasefire between Israel and Iran after missile strikes

US President Donald Trump has announced a “complete and total ceasefire” between Israel and Iran, signaling an end to the conflict. Iran’s Fars News Agency also reported that a ceasefire with Israel began at 7:30 AM local time (7:00 AM TRT).

The Fars News Agency announced the development on its Telegram page with the headline, “The Beginning of the Ceasefire.”

Before the ceasefire took effect, Iran launched four waves of missiles at Israel. Iranian media reported, “After Iran’s final missiles found their targets, causing numerous casualties and injuries among the Zionists, the ceasefire was set to begin at 7:30 AM Tehran time.”

According to The Jerusalem Post, missile strikes from Iran killed five people and injured at least 20 others in Beersheba. The attacks triggered sirens across Israel at least six times in just over an hour. Damage was also reported in the northern Sharon region, with injuries in the Hadera area.

On his social media platform, Truth Social, Donald Trump commented on the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel, extending his “congratulations to all.”

Trump announced that a “full agreement has been reached for a complete and total ceasefire between Israel and Iran.” He noted that the war would be considered “over at this point,” adding that Iran would initiate the ceasefire, with Israel following suit 12 hours later. Trump also stated that within the next 24 hours, the world would “hail” the official end of what he called the “12-day war.”

Stressing that each side would remain “peaceful and respectful” during the ceasefire, Trump remarked, “Assuming everything works as it should, and it will, I want to congratulate both countries, Israel and Iran, for having the fortitude, courage, and intelligence to end what should be called the ’12-day war’.”

Trump suggested the conflict could have lasted for years and devastated the entire Middle East, “But it did not, and it never will! God bless Israel, God bless Iran, God bless the Middle East, God bless the US, and God bless the world.”

“Unlimited ceasefire”

In a phone interview with NBC News, Trump mentioned that many lives had been lost due to the conflict between Israel and Iran. Arguing that the situation could have worsened and “leveled the entire Middle East,” he emphasized the importance of the ceasefire agreement between the two nations.

“It’s a great day for America. It’s a great day for the Middle East. I am very happy to have been able to get the job done,” Trump said.

When asked about the duration of the ceasefire, Trump responded, “I think the ceasefire [between Israel and Iran] is unlimited. It will last forever.” He declared that the conflict between the two countries was “completely over,” adding that he did “not believe they will ever fire at each other again.”

Vance: Nuclear infrastructure destroyed

In an interview with Fox News, US Vice President JD Vance claimed that US strikes had destroyed Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, asserting that Iran “can no longer produce nuclear weapons.”

“We are now in a place we were not a week ago,” Vance said, suggesting that a week earlier, Iran was very close to possessing a nuclear weapon. “Now, Iran cannot produce a nuclear weapon with the equipment it has, because we destroyed it.”

Vance stated that Trump had “truly hit the reset button” with the weekend’s strikes, adding, “Tomorrow is truly a new day, the end of the ’12-day war’.” He concluded, “I believe this is the end of the Iranian nuclear program and the beginning of something truly great for peace in the Middle East.”

Tel Aviv has not yet commented on the ceasefire between Israel and Iran, which Trump announced unilaterally overnight.