Have Iran, Israel reached a ceasefire? What we know so far | World News

US President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran and Israel agreed to a ceasefire after the former launched missiles at a US military base in Qatar. Trump announced on his Truth Social platform, “The ceasefire is now in effect. Please do not violate it!”
Despite this, Trump said on Tuesday that both countries had broken the truce. He was particularly critical of Israel, accusing it of continuing air strikes after agreeing to stop. Trump says Israel and Iran have both violated the ceasefire, but that he was “really unhappy” with Israel.

According to Reuters, Trump spoke directly with Israeli Prime Miner Benjamin Netanyahu and urged him to halt the attacks. “ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

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Netanyahu’s office later said that while Israel carried out one more strike near Tehran after Trump’s call, it would avoid further attacks for now. The statement added that Israel had achieved its main aims against Iran’s nuclear and missile programmes.
What happened at the US base in Qatar?
On Monday, Iran fired missiles at the Al Udeid airbase in Qatar in retaliation for US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. Qatar said it intercepted most of the missiles and no casualties were reported. Qatar’s prime miner condemned the attack as “unacceptable” and said Doha had worked hard to reduce tensions.
Iran said the attack was aimed at the US base, not Qatar, and was carried out in self-defence following US military action.
Has Israel agreed to the ceasefire?
Israel said it had accepted Trump’s proposal for a ceasefire. “In full coordination with President Trump, Israel has agreed to the president’s proposal for a bilateral ceasefire,” Netanyahu’s office said, adding that Israel had met its military objectives.Story continues below this ad

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However, Defence Miner Israel Katz later said Israel launched strikes on Tehran after accusing Iran of violating the truce. Iran rejected the claim.
Has Iran agreed to the ceasefire?
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council confirmed on Tuesday that it had agreed to the ceasefire. But it said it did not trust Israel and its forces were ready to respond if attacked. “Our hands are on the trigger,” it said in a statement.

What is the latest on the ground?
An Iranian missile struck a building in Beersheba, Israel, on Tuesday, killing at least four people, according to Al Jazeera. Israel said it intercepted two more missiles. Iran denied launching any missiles at Israel after the ceasefire began.Story continues below this ad
Qatar’s prime miner urged both sides to stick to the truce, which was brokered the US with Qatar’s help.
Trump said the ceasefire timeline involved Iran stopping attacks at 04:00 GMT on Tuesday and Israel following 12 hours later. He said this would mark the official end of what he called the “Twelve Day War”.