President Donald Trump announced on social media Monday evening that Israel and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire, effectively bringing an end to nearly two weeks of intense conflict between the two nations. The ceasefire is scheduled to begin around midnight EDT, as hostilities have escalated with air assaults from both sides.
According to Trump, the ceasefire plan includes two separate periods of 12 hours each, starting with Iran at midnight. This marks the point at which both countries will conclude their ongoing military operations. Following Iran’s ceasefire, Israel will enter its own 12-hour pause, Trump noted in his post on Truth Social.
After the 24-hour period, Trump stated, the war would officially be declared over. “On the assumption that everything works as it should, which it will, I would like to congratulate both Countries, Israel and Iran, on having the Stamina, Courage, and Intelligence to end, what should be called, ‘THE 12 DAY WAR,'” he wrote.
As of Monday evening, officials from both Israel and Iran had not publicly responded to Trump’s announcement. However, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi later took to social media to refute any agreements on a ceasefire. He did mention that if Israel ceased its strikes by 4 a.m. Tehran time (which is 8:30 p.m. EDT), Iran would not retaliate further.
Araghchi stated that a final decision regarding the cessation of military operations would be made later, expressing gratitude toward the Iranian armed forces for their response to enemy attacks throughout the conflict.
Trump’s announcement came just two days after the U.S. joined Israel in military actions, targeting three Iranian nuclear facilities. The conflict initially ignited on June 12, when Israel launched a series of attacks on what it described as significant military targets, including components of Iran’s nuclear program, justified as a preemptive strike based on intelligence suggesting Iran’s nuclear ambitions were advancing—a claim vehemently denied by Iran.
Earlier on Monday, Iran targeted the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the largest U.S. military installation in the area, sparking fears of further escalation. A U.S. official announced that the missiles were intercepted with assistance from Qatar, and Trump characterized Iran’s retaliatory efforts as “very weak,” opting for a tone focused on de-escalation. A source later described Iran’s missile launch as a “failed retaliation.”