Israel-Iran warfare dwell: Trump declares ceasefire in ‘12-day warfare’ hours after Tehran assaults US base in Qatar | Iran

It has been a dramatic few hours within the Israel-Iran warfare, with retaliatory assaults from Iran on the most important US army facility within the Center East, and claims from US president Donald Trump {that a} ceasefire has been agreed.

Right here is the newest:

• US president Donald Trump has introduced in a social media publish that Iran and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire. “On the belief that the whole lot works because it ought to, which it’s going to, I want to congratulate each Nations, Israel and Iran, on having the Stamina, Braveness, and Intelligence to finish, what ought to be known as, “THE 12 DAY WAR,” Trump wrote on his platform, Reality Social. “It is a Battle that might have gone on for years, and destroyed your complete Center East, however it didn’t, and by no means will!” Trump later instructed NBC the ceasefire was “limitless” and would final “eternally”.

• Trump brokered the ceasefire by way of talks with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday whereas his workforce, together with vice-president JD Vance, held talks with Tehran, a senior White Home official instructed Reuters. The official, offering particulars of the ceasefire on situation of anonymity, stated Israel agreed to it as long as Iran doesn’t launch recent assaults. Iran signalled that no additional assaults would happen, the official stated.

• After the ceasefire was announcement by Trump, Israel’s Defence Forces issued an evacuation warning for a number of elements of the Iranian capital, forward of a deliberate Israeli strike. On social media, some customers reported large explosions in Tehran, which they stated was essentially the most intense since Israel first began bombing Iran 12 days in the past.

• Iran’s overseas minister appeared to recommend {that a} cessation of hostilities had begun in a publish on social media, saying Iran’s army attacked Israel “till the final minute, at 4am.” Earlier he stated that if Israeli strikes ceased at 12.30GMT Iran had “no intention to proceed our response afterwards.”

• Israel is but to formally verify the ceasefire.

• Based on a report from Reuters information company, Qatar performed a task in serving to to dealer the deal behind the scenes. Qatar’s prime minister reportedly secured Iran’s settlement in a name with Tehran, an official briefed on the matter instructed Reuters.

• Trump’s proclaimed ceasefire comes after Iran introduced it had launched a missile assault on a US base within the Gulf state of Qatar, on the Al Udeid Air Base, in what it stated was retaliation for US participation in Israel’s bombing marketing campaign in opposition to Iran the day earlier than.

• Qatar’s overseas ministry stated that “Qatar’s air defences efficiently thwarted the assault and intercepted the Iranian missiles” and there had been no casualties. Iran reportedly supplied advance warning of the assault.

• Trump on the weekend launched an unprecedented assault on three nuclear websites in Iran, together with Isfahan, Natanz and Fordow. Codenamed ‘Midnight Hammer,’ the assault deployed American B-2 bombers, and so-called bunker buster bombs.

• Trump was fast to assert that US strikes on Iran’s nuclear services had “utterly and completely obliterated” them. Nonetheless, it stays unclear how a lot bodily injury has been accomplished or what the longer-term impression is perhaps on Iran’s nuclear programme.

• US bombing most likely triggered “very important” injury to the underground areas of Iran’s Fordow uranium enrichment plant dug right into a mountain, although nobody can but inform the extent, UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi stated on Monday. “Given the explosive payload utilised and the acute(ly) vibration-sensitive nature of centrifuges, very important injury is anticipated to have occurred,” Grossi stated in a press release.

• The feedback comply with a gathering by the nationwide safety committee of Iran’s parliament, which permitted the overall define of a invoice meant to totally droop Tehran’s cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog. Based on the invoice, putting in surveillance cameras, permitting inspections, and submitting stories to the IAEA could be suspended so long as the safety of nuclear services isn’t assured.