Israel agrees to ceasefire so long as Iran doesn't launch fresh attacks, Tehran responds - What White House said
After President Donald Trump announced on Monday that Israel and Iran had agreed to a tentative ceasefire, Tel Aviv responded saying it has agreed to it as long as Tehran doesn't launch further attacks, a White House official stated. Meanwhile, Iran has signalled that no further attacks will take place.
Trump brokered the ceasefire agreement in a phone call with Israel PM Netanyuhu on Monday afternoon. On the other hand JD Vance, Marco Rubio and envoy Steve Witkoff held direct and indirect talks with the Iranians, White House said.
Trump on Monday made a surprise announcement about ceasefire on his Truth Social platform only days after ordering airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.
'On the assumption that everything works as it should, which it will, I would like to congratulate both Countries, Israel and Iran, on having the Stamina, Courage, and Intelligence to end, what should be called 'THE 12 DAY WAR.'
There was no immediate comment from Iran or Israel on Trump's post. If the deal sticks as he describes, it would end a conflict that had fueled fears of widening violence across the Middle East, marking the most dramatic foreign policy success yet for his second term.
Vice President JD Vance said the president had been 'working the phones constantly' Monday with a goal of getting an agreement. 'The president wants to see the middle east become peaceful and prosperous.'
Details of the timing of exactly when each side would stop fighting weren't immediately clear from Trump's post.
Around the time Trump made the announcement, Iranian media reported powerful explosions in Tehran and several other cities. Meanwhile, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran is not seeking to escalate tensions but is prepared to respond to any further US aggression.
His announcement came just hours after Iran fired missiles at the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, where US Central Command has its regional headquarters, after promising it would respond 'proportionately and decisively' to the weekend bombing by US forces of three nuclear facilities. Qatar said the Iranian missile barrage was intercepted and the base had been evacuated in advance.
(With inputs from agencies)
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