Israel-Iran ceasefire LIVE updates: Trump announces ceasefire between Israel and Iran after US military base in Qatar attacked
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Iran says 'no agreement' on ceasefire
By Angus Thomson
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran has not struck a ceasefire agreement, but it would stop its attacks if Israel stopped its airstrikes on Tehran.
'As of now, there is NO 'agreement' on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations,' he wrote in a post on X. 'However, provided that the Israeli regime stops its illegal aggression against the Iranian people no later than 4am Tehran time, we have no intention to continue our response afterwards.
'The final decision on the cessation of our military operations will be made later.'
It is now 4.30am in Tehran. There have been no reports of Israeli strikes in Iran after 4am local time.
Intense Israeli airstrikes targeted Tehran and other areas until 4am local time. Israel in other conflicts typically steps up its strikes just before ceasefires take effect, The Associated Press reported.
10.42am
Strikes continue despite ceasefire announcement
By Angus Thomson
Iran hasn't commented on a ceasefire deal, but has continued its missile campaign against Israel.
Mirroring the language and maps of the Israeli military, Iranian forces put out a warning telling people in the Tel Aviv district of Ramat Gan it would target 'military infrastructure' there.
The area was previously struck by an Iranian ballistic missile on Thursday in one of the closest hits to central Tel Aviv.
Here are some photographs from those strikes.
10.31am
ASX jumps on ceasefire announcement; oil price tumbles
By Miriam Steffens
The Australian sharemarket jumped at the open after US President Donald Trump announced a tentative ceasefire between Israel and Iran, raising hopes that the worst of the Middle East conflict has passed.
The ASX rose 71.5 points, or 0.8 per cent, to 8546.50 as of 10.14am AEST. The dollar was 0.3 per cent higher at 64.77 US cents.
The local gains come after Wall Street rallied overnight and the price of oil tumbled on hopes that Iran will not disrupt the global flow of crude in retaliation for the US airstrikes on its nuclear facilities.
West Texas Intermediate crude fell more than 5 per cent after Trump's comments on his Truth Social platform.
Markets saw Iran's strikes on a US base in Qatar as largely symbolic and unlikely to trigger broader economic fallout.
The S&P 500 gained 1 per cent overnight and oil fell below $US70, close to where it was before the fighting began over a week ago.
10.14am
What we know about Al Udeid, the US base attacked by Iran
By Angus Thomson
The US has about 40,000 troops at dozens of military sites across the Middle East.
Thousands were stationed at Al Udeid Air Base, the site about 30 kilometres south-west of Doha that was targeted by Iranian missiles earlier this morning.
The base hosts thousands of US service members and served as a major staging ground for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. At the height of both, Al Udeid housed some 10,000 US troops, and that number dropped to about 8000 as of 2022. It hosts the Qatari, US and UK air forces, and the headquarters of US Central Command in the region.
Over two decades, the gas-rich Gulf country has spent some $8 billion in developing the base, once considered so sensitive that American military officers would say only that it was somewhere 'in south-west Asia.'
Trump visited the airbase during a trip to the region last month. It was the first time a sitting US president had travelled to the base in more than 20 years.
Last week, ahead of the US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, many of the transport planes, fighter jets and drones typically on the base's tarmac dispersed. In a June 18 satellite photo taken by Planet Labs and analysed by The Associated Press, the tarmac had emptied.
The US military did acknowledged the change, which came after ships off the US Navy's 5th Fleet base in Bahrain also had dispersed. That's typically a military strategy to ensure fighting ships and planes aren't destroyed in case of an attack.
In social media posts this morning, Trump thanked Iran for giving advance warning 'which made it possible for no lives to be lost, and nobody to be injured'.
The US has military sites spread across the region, including in Qatar, Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria and the United Arab Emirates.
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9.46am
Still no word from Israel, Iran on ceasefire
By Angus Thomson
We're getting close to an hour since Trump's post announcing a ceasefire deal between Israel and Iran, but still no word from either country.
Iran's mission to the UN declined to comment on Trump's ceasefire post, and the Israeli mission said it had no immediate comment.
Meanwhile, Iranian media reported ongoing Israeli airstrikes, including around Tehran.
The White House reposted Trump's announcementof an agreement between Israel and Iran with a photo of the president holding a red hat that says in all caps, 'Trump was right about everything.'
Vice President J.D. Vance says he believes the world will look back at the war between Israel and Iran — and the US bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities — as 'an important reset moment for the entire region.'
With AP
9.35am
Qatar's prime minister secured ceasefire agreement with Iran: official
Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani secured Tehran's agreement to the US proposal for a ceasefire during a call with Iranian officials held after Iran's retaliatory strikes, an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters this morning.
The phone call came after US President Donald Trump told Qatar's emir that Israel had agreed to the ceasefire and asked for Doha's help persuading Tehran to also agree to the ceasefire deal, the official said.
9.15am
The morning's headlines so far
By Angus Thomson
The morning began with Iran launching a retaliatory missile attack on an airbase hosting US troops in Qatar. We've now had Donald Trump announce a 'complete and total' ceasefire between Iran and Israel.
As the time ticks past 2am in Tel Aviv and 2.30am in Tehran, this is where things stand:
Trump announced a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran, to be phased in over 24 hours. We are yet to hear from Iranian or Israeli officials. Earlier, CNN reported that Iran had not received any ceasefire proposal and saw no reason for one, citing a senior Iranian official. News agency Reuters later reported Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani secured Tehran's agreement to the US proposal for a ceasefire, citing an official.
Airspace over Qatar has re-opened, but carriers are warning travellers 'significant delays' will continue, after Iran aimed missiles at the Al Udeid Air Base, less than 30 kilometres west of Doha airport. Australian travellers reported seeing the 'dull fireworks' of missile strikes as their flights were delayed, while Qantas flight QF9 was diverted to Singapore.
Earlier, an Israeli airstrike blew open the gates of Iran's notorious Evin prison, where prominent activists, dissidents, journalists and foreigners – including Australian Kylie Moore-Gilbert – have been held.
8.58am
How the ceasefire will work (according to Trump)
By Angus Thomson
We haven't yet heard from Israel or Iran about a ceasefire deal, but here's how Trump said it would work:
Israel and Iran would complete their final missions 'in progress' within six hours
Iran would begin the ceasefire, to be joined by Israel in 12 hours. Trump said each side would 'remain PEACEFUL and RESPECTFUL' as the ceasefire is phased in
Trump said the 24th hour would mark the official end of what he is labelling 'THE 12 DAY WAR'
CNN reported shortly before Trump's post that Iran had not received any ceasefire proposal and saw no reason for one, citing a senior Iranian official.
8.54am
Albanese welcomes ceasefire announcement
By Olivia Ireland
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has welcomed US President Donald Trump's announcement of a ceasefire.
In a statement, Albanese again called for peace in the region.
'We have consistently called for dialogue, diplomacy and de-escalation,' he said.'The safety of Australians in the region is our priority.
'We continue to closely monitor the situation in the Middle East and are deeply concerned about keeping Australians safe.'
8.42am
Analysis: Strikes gave both sides an 'off ramp' to peace
By Peter Martin and Donato Paolo Mancini
Before Trump's ceasefire announcement, his administration had moved to cast Iran's retaliation as a sign of peace.
Iran's missile attack on a US airbase in Qatar was telegraphed well in advance, suggesting Tehran intended a symbolic show of force while offering a way to de-escalate after US airstrikes over the weekend.
The assault, which involved short- and medium-range ballistic missiles, early on Tuesday AEST targeted the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, which officials said had been largely evacuated.
Iran's Supreme National Security Council said the number of missiles fired matched the number of bombs dropped by the US on the Islamic Republic days before and the strike 'poses no danger' to Qatar, which it called 'our friendly and brotherly country'.
Qatar later provided some clarity around the number of missiles fired at the airbase. It said Iran fired 19 missiles, and all but one were intercepted. The one that did strike caused no casualties.
One official with knowledge of Western intelligence assessments said the attack was a typical example of an 'off-ramp' escalation and warned it was more difficult to understand whether – and at what point – Israel would stop its own military activities in the region. There was no immediate response from Israel to Trump's posts.
'It feels choreographed and intentional,' said Jonathan Panikoff, a former deputy national intelligence officer for the near east. 'The Iranians get to tell their population they struck a mighty blow against the US, even if they didn't, and Trump has the room now to decide not to retaliate.'
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