Israel confirms Trump-brokered ceasefire with Iran – DW – 06/24/2025
Israel says it has agreed to US President Donald Trump's offer for a ceasefire with Iran. Trump urged the two sides to not violate the suspension of hostilities. DW has the latest.
Donald Trump has announced a "complete and total ceasefire" between Israel and Iran that would end the "12-day war" between the countries, though neither the Israeli nor the Iranian government commented on the accord at the time of announcement.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi later posted to X that no "agreement" had been reached on a ceasefire with Israel at this time.
Trump's surprise announcement came after he thanked Tehran for giving the US advance notice of its limited attack on a US air base in Qatar on Monday.
The Iranian strikes were a response to US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend.The Israeli Prime Minister's office has released a statement confirming the suspension of fighting with Iran.
"After the operation's goals have been reached, and in full coordination with US President Trump, Israel has agreed to the President's offer for a bilateral ceasefire," the statement read.
According to the statement, the two "existential" threats for which Israel decided to carry out the 12-day war on Iran were "removed," adding that the country would respond "fiercely" to every violation of the ceasefire.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to give a statement later today.
The death toll from a salvo of Iranian missile strikes in southern Israel on Tuesday has risen to four, news agencies reported, citing Israel's emergency medical services.
Multiple waves of missiles from Iran hit Israel in the early hours. The Israeli military said the public could now leave bomb shelters while cautioning them to stay close to shelter for the next hours.
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that a ceasefire between Israel and Iran has begun.
"THE CEASEFIRE IS NOW IN EFFECT. PLEASE DO NOT VIOLATE IT!" Trump wrote on Truth Social.
There is yet to be an official statement from both Israel and Iran on the status of the ceasefire.
The Israeli military said on Tuesday that Iran had launched another volley of missiles towards Israel, prompting the public to take shelter.
The missile launches came after 4 a.m. (0030 GMT) in Tehran, the time Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran would stop its attacks if Israel ended their aerial bombardment.
Iran's official SNN news agency said that Tehran fired a last round of missiles towards Israel before a ceasefire comes into effect.
Reports cited witnesses saying that they heard explosions near Tel Aviv and Beersheba.
According to Israel media, a building was struck and three people died in the missile attack on Beersheba in southern Israel.
The Israeli emergency service confirmed three deaths in southern Israel, making them the first casualties reported since Trump's ceasefire announcement. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday that there was no "agreement" on a ceasefire, after US President Donald Trump took to social media to claim that a ceasefire had been reached.
"As of now, there is NO 'agreement' on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations," Araghchi posted to X.
However, he said if Israel stopped attacks by 4am Tehran time (2:30 a.m. CET), then Iran had "no intention to continue our response afterwards."
Araghchi said that final decision on stopping Iranian military operations would be made later.
In a follow-up post minutes after, Araghchi said that Iran's military operation had "continued until the very last minute, at 4am."
Two German Air Force planes carrying 179 German nationals from Israel landed in Frankfurt in the early hours of Tuesday, news agency DPA reported, citing the German Foreign Office.
Two A400M transport aircraft had flown to Tel Aviv from the Wunstorf Air Base, northern Germany, on Monday, the report said, adding that officials labeled it a diplomatic repatriation mission.
The Ministry of Defense and the Foreign Office earlier said that the two planes had been able to land in Tel Aviv at short notice after close coordination with the Israeli authorities.
The German military also flew 64 Germans directly from Israel for the first time last Friday.
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US President Donald Trump brokered a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran in a call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, according to Reuters.
Trump's team was in contact with Iranian officials, Reuters said, citing a senior White House official it spoke with on condition of anonymity.
The official said Israel agreed to the ceasefire so long as Iran does not launch fresh attacks. Iran signaled it would abide by the agreement, the official said.
In direct and indirect contact with the Iranians were US Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US special envoy Steve Witkoff, the official said.
The Israeli military has called on residents in two areas of the Iranian capital Tehran to evacuate, even as US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran had agreed to a ceasefire.
Trump said the ceasefire would begin in about six hours from when he announced the accord which would mean about midnight US time on Monday.
The announcement by the Israel Defense Forces comes in the hours before the tentative ceasefire is set to begin.
The IDF said in Farsi that residents in Tehran's District 6 and District 7 should evacuate, adding that the Israeli military "will operate in these areas."
The French AFP news agency also reported a series of powerful explosions in Tehran early on Tuesday after the first Israeli evacuation warning, citing reporting by its correspondents on the ground.
Marina Miron, a military analyst at King's College London, said Iran's attack on the US Al Udeid air base in Qatar was "symbolic."
Speaking to DW, she pointed to the news that Qatari officials were warned about the attack.
"Iran removed this element of surprise in order, perhaps, to ensure further escalation, also knowing that aircraft and staff have been evacuated from the base," she said.
There were no US or Qatari casualties.
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The Al Udeid Air Base is the largest US military base in the Middle East, serves as the forward headquarters for US Central Command, and accommodates approximately 10,000 troops.
Miron said the attack on the base was presented as "a victory for Iran, helping to save its face."
"This was perhaps an attack, an attempt to de-escalate," she said but added it would depend on what other actors do.
"There could be potential attacks on other military bases and in the Gulf States and, of course, other measures combined with military strikes," she added.
Miron said the chances of Qatar "responding militarily against Iranian targets is small."
That is despite Qatar saying it reserved the right to respond.
"I think Qatari officials realize that escalating at this point could ensure that a real war erupts in the Middle East, and this is something that they do not want."
Iran struck a US air base in Qatar on Monday in response to US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites overnight into Sunday.
US President Donald Trump described the Iranian attack as a "very weak response," which the US "expected."
No casualties were reported at Al Udeid air base, according to Qatar and the US, with Trump thanking Tehran for giving it "early notice" before carrying out the strikes.
The Iranian foreign minister was later quoted as saying by his ministry that his country was also ready to respond "in the event of any further action by the US."
Plus, Germany's Defense Ministry said it was "continuously monitoring the security situation" in the Middle East.
Bundeswehr troops deployed in the region were safe, the ministry said after the Iranian strike on the US air base.
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US President Donald Trump has announced a "complete and total CEASEFIRE" in approximately six hours, saying both Israel and Iran have agreed to it.
"CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, saying the ceasefire will come after the two countries "have wound down and completed their in progress, final missions!"
"Officially, 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 will be saluted by the World," Trump said.
Both Israel and Iran have yet to confirm the ceasefire agreement.
"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,'" he wrote.
US President Donald Trump has announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran that he hopes will end the war.
The notice comes after Trump thanked Iran for "early notice" after the country launched a limited attack on a US air base in Qatar.
Iran had vowed to retaliate after a group of American B-2 bombers struck Iranian nuclear sites in a tightly choreographed operation overnight into Sunday.
All of the Gulf States condemned the Iranian attack and experts said that the limited response showed that the Iranians are not interested in escalating the situation.
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