President Donald Trump on Monday announced that Israel and Iran had agreed to a ceasefire, after more than a week of fighting following Israel’s strikes — and subsequent U.S. attacks — on Iran’s nuclear program. Trump said in the early hours of Tuesday that the ceasefire had come into effect.
The announcement came after Iran carried out a missile attack on the United States’ Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Monday, according to a U.S. official, two days after the U.S. struck three nuclear sites in Iran.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the ceasefire on Tuesday, saying Israel “achieved great historical achievements and placed itself on a par with the world powers.” Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said late Monday that Tehran had not agreed to a ceasefire, but that it had “no intention to continue our response” so long as Israel ended its attacks on Iran.
missiles launched from Iran
“A short time ago, alerts were activated in northern Israel following the detection of missiles launched from Iran toward Israeli territory,” the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement posted to X on Tuesday.
The reported launches came shortly after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had agreed to a U.S.-proposed bilateral ceasefire with Tehran.
Netanyahu confirms ceasefire, claims ‘historical achievements’
In a statement published by his office early Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had agreed to a ceasefire with Iran having “achieved all” of its military objectives.
“Israel thanks President Trump and the United States for their support in defense and their participation in eliminating the Iranian nuclear threat,” Netanyahu said.
“In light of achieving the objectives of the operation, and in full coordination with President Trump, Israel has agreed to the president’s proposal for a bilateral ceasefire,” he added. “Israel will respond forcefully to any violation of the ceasefire.”
“In Operation Rising Lion, the state of Israel achieved great historical achievements and placed itself on a par with the world powers,” Netanyahu said.
