Trump announces ceasefire between Israel and Iran: "The world will salute the official end of the 12-Day War"
According to the president's announcement, Tehran will be the first to implement the cessation of hostilities, followed by Jerusalem 12 hours later.
Donald Trump in the White House Crisis Room.
President Donald Trump reported that Israel and Iran agreed to a cease-fire that will take effect as early as Monday. As he detailed in a publication on Truth Social, the cessation of hostilities will initially extend for 12 hours, during which time both nations will complete their final operations and bring an end to the conflict that has rocked the Middle East for nearly two weeks.
"Israel and Iran, there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE (in approximately 6 hours from now, when Israel and Iran have wound down and completed their in progress, final missions!), for 12 hours, at which point the War will be considered, ENDED! ," Trump wrote.
According to the president's announcement, Iran will be the first to implement the cessation of hostilities, followed by Israel 12 hours later. After 24 hours since the beginning of the agreement, Trump assured that "an Official END to THE 12 DAY WAR will be saluted by the World".
The president praised the two countries for showing "stamina, courage, and intelligence" to avoid an escalation that, he said, "could have gone on for years, and destroyed the entire Middle East."
An agreement under international pressure
The release concluded with an emphatic message: "God bless Israel, God bless Iran, God bless the Middle East, God bless the United States of America, and GOD BLESS THE WORLD!"
Silent mediation: Qatar and the US facilitated the agreement
Although President Trump was the one who publicly announced the ceasefire, sources close to the process assure that the truce was possible thanks to a diplomatic mediation led by Qatar and the United States.
As reported by Israeli journalist Barak Ravid, after the Iranian attack on a U.S. military base, Tehran sent a message to the White House through the Qatari government. In that message, Iran reported that its retaliation was over and that it did not intend to continue with further attacks. In response, the U.S. Administration also used Qatar as a channel to convey its position: The United States would not respond militarily and was willing to resume negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program.
This indirect but decisive exchange of messages between Washington and Tehran was the starting point for simultaneous talks. On the one hand, the United States and Israel coordinated positions; on the other, Qatar maintained direct contact with Iran. It was through these channels that the terms and the exact moment when the ceasefire officially announced by Trump would begin were defined.
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