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Israel and Iran agree on ceasefire, says Trump
FILE: President Donald Trump participates in a welcome ceremony with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud at the Royal Court Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)
By TPS-IL, Philippine News Agency
JERUSALEM – US 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 a.m.
“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 drawdown.
“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.
Officials in Jerusalem and Tehran did not immediately comment.
Iran’s missile attacks have killed 24 people and injured over 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 US Air Base in Qatar in retaliation for American strikes on nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.
