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Trump announces ceasefire between Iran and Israel after Iran鈥檚 missile attack on US base in Qatar

Jun 23, 2025, 4:04 PM

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In this photo released on Monday, June 23, 2025, by Iranian army press service, Iran's army commander-in-chief Gen. Amir Hatami, center, accompanied by high ranked army commanders, speaks in a video call with top commanders of the army, in Zolfaghar central headquarters, Iran, as portraits of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, left, and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hang on the wall. (Iranian Army Press Service via AP)

(Iranian Army Press Service via AP)

President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran had agreed to a 鈥渃omplete and total ceasefire” soon after Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base聽, retaliating for the聽.

Trump posted on Truth Social that the 24-hour phased-in ceasefire will begin at approximately midnight Tuesday eastern time, giving the two countries six hours to have 鈥渨ound down and completed their in progress, final missions.” He said it would bring an 鈥淥fficial END鈥 to the war.

The Israeli military declined to comment on Trump鈥檚 statement and the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment. There was also no immediate comment from Iran.

Iran’s attack Monday indicated it was prepared to step back from escalating tensions in the volatile region. The U.S. was warned by Iran in advance, and there were no casualties, said President Donald Trump, who dismissed the attack as a 鈥渧ery weak response.鈥

Qatar condemned the attack on聽聽as 鈥渁 flagrant violation” of its sovereignty, airspace and international law. Qatar said it intercepted all but one missile, though it was not clear if that missile caused any damage.

Iran said the volley matched the number of bombs dropped by the United States on Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend. Iran also said it targeted the base because it was outside of populated areas.

Those comments, made immediately after the attack, suggested Iran wanted to de-escalate with the United States, something Trump himself said after the strikes early Sunday on Iran.

Qatar Maj. Gen. Shayeq Al Hajri said 19 missiles were fired at the base that is home to the Combined Air Operations Center, which provides command and control of air power across the region, as well as the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, the largest such wing in the world. Trump said 14 missiles were fired, 13 were knocked down and one was 鈥渟et free鈥 because it posed no threat.

Trump said Iran might be able to 鈥減roceed to Peace and Harmony鈥 and said he would encourage Israel to do the same.

However, Israel鈥檚聽, with the Israeli military expanding its campaign Monday to target sites symbolic for the country鈥檚 theocracy.

Iran announced the attack on state television as martial music played. A caption on screen called it 鈥渁 mighty and successful response” to “America鈥檚 aggression.鈥

Just before the explosions, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian wrote on the social platform X: 鈥淲e neither initiated the war nor seeking it. But we will not leave invasion to the great Iran without answer.鈥

Earlier reports that a missile was launched at a base housing American forces in Iraq were a false alarm, a senior U.S. military official said. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment publicly, said debris from a malfunctioning Iranian missile targeting Israel had triggered an alert of an impending attack on the Ain al-Assad base.

Israel expands war to include symbolic targets

On the 11th day of the conflict, Israel and Iran traded airstrikes that have become a reality for civilians in both countries since Israel started the war to target Tehran鈥檚 rapidly advancing nuclear program.

Iran struck Israel with a barrage of missiles and drones while Israel said it attacked 鈥渞egime targets and government repression bodies in the heart of Tehran.鈥

But Israeli officials insisted they did not seek the overthrow of Iran鈥檚 government, their archenemy since the country鈥檚 1979 Islamic Revolution.

The latest strikes unfolded only hours after Trump himself聽聽a day after inserting America into the war with its stealth-bomber strike on three Iranian nuclear sites.

鈥淚f the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn鈥檛 there be a Regime change???鈥 he asked on his Truth Social website.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt later described Trump as 鈥渟imply raising a question.鈥

The U.S. strikes over the weekend prompted fears of a wider regional conflict. Iran said the U.S. had crossed 鈥渁 very big red line鈥 with its聽聽to strike with missiles and 30,000-pound聽.

Israel aims to wind down the war in the coming days, but that will depend on the Iranians, an Israeli official said on condition of anonymity to discuss high-level internal deliberations.

Israel鈥檚 preferred outcome is for Iran to agree to a ceasefire and reenter negotiations with the U.S. over its nuclear program, the official said. But Israel is prepared for the possibility of an extended low-intensity war of attrition or period of 鈥渜uiet for quiet,鈥 in which it would closely monitor Iran鈥檚 activities and strike if it identifies new threats.

Tehran strikes open new chapter of war

The Israeli military warned Iranians it would continue to attack military sites around Tehran as its focus shifted to include symbolic targets. The military issued the warning on the social platform X, though Iranians are struggling to access the outside world due to an internet shutdown.

In Tehran, Israel hit the headquarters of the military force that suppressed recent protests and blew open a gate at Evin prison, which is notorious for holding political activists. Iranian state television shared black-and-white surveillance footage of the strike at the facility known for holding dual nationals and Westerners often used by Iran as bargaining chips in negotiations with the West.

Evin also has specialized units for political prisoners run by the paramilitary, all-volunteer Revolutionary Guard, which answers only to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The facility is the target of both U.S. and European Union sanctions.

There were no immediate reports of casualties in Iran or significant damage.

Iranian state television aired footage it said was shot inside Evin, with prisoners under control. However, the Washington-based Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran said many families of detainees 鈥渉ave expressed deep concern about the safety and condition of their loved ones鈥 in the prison.

According to an Israeli official familiar with the government鈥檚 strategy, Israel is targeting these sites to put pressure on the Iranian administration but is not actively seeking to topple it. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal government deliberations.

The Israeli military also confirmed it struck roads around Iran鈥檚 Fordo enrichment facility to obstruct access to the site. The underground site was one of those hit in Sunday鈥檚 attack by the United States. The Israeli military did not elaborate.

In Vienna, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said he expected there to be heavy damage at the Fordo facility following Sunday鈥檚 U.S. airstrike there with sophisticated bunker-buster bombs.

Several Iranian officials, including Atomic Energy Organization of Iran spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi, have claimed Iran removed nuclear material from targeted sites ahead of time.

Iran presses on attacking Israel

Iran said its Monday attacks targeted the Israeli cities of Haifa and Tel Aviv, according to Iranian state television.

Explosions were also heard in Jerusalem, possibly from air defense systems in action, and Israel鈥檚 Magen David Adom emergency rescue service said there had been no reports of injuries.

In Israel, at least 24 people have been killed and more than 1,000 wounded in the war. Israeli strikes on Iran have killed at least 950 people and wounded 3,450 others, according to the Washington-based group Human Rights Activists.

The group, which has provided detailed casualty figures from Iranian unrest such as the protests surrounding the death of Masha Amini in 2022, said of those killed, it identified 380 civilians and 253 security force personnel.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who leads one of Iran鈥檚 closest allies, said Monday after meeting in Moscow with the Iranian foreign minister that they had explored 鈥渉ow we can get out of today鈥檚 situation.鈥

Putin called the Israeli and American attacks on Iran an 鈥渁bsolutely unprovoked aggression.鈥

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