Trump Declares ‘Complete, Total’ Cease-Fire In Israel-Iran Conflict
- By RFE/RL
US President Donald Trump announced that a “complete and total” cease-fire had been agreed to in the conflict between Israel and Iran, due to take effect in phased steps, potentially bringing an end to what he called the “12-day war.”
Trump said the cease-fire will begin in "approximately six hours" and be phased in over 24 hours, “at which point the War will be considered, ENDED.”
Despite the announcement, Israel reported multiple waves of Iranian missile attacks minutes ahead of the reported 7 a.m. start of the cease-fire. Israeli officials reported at least three people were killed in the city of Beersheba at around 6 a.m. when a high-rise building was hit.
Some details remained unclear following Trump’s detailed social media post on June 23.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi appeared to acknowledge that a pause in attacks was in the works, but his comments early on June 24 caused some confusion following Trump's cease-fire announcement.
“At the moment, there is no agreement on the issue of a cease-fire or a cessation of operations,” he wrote on Telegram in the first official comments by the Iranian government.
“However, on the condition that the Israeli regime ceases its illegal aggression against the Iranian people by 4 a.m. today, we have no intention of continuing to respond,” he added.
Israel did not immediately comment. It was not stated if Iran had agreed to terms set down by the United States demanding the end to uranium enrichment.
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