President Donald Trump announced via Truth Social that Israel and Iran had reached a ceasefire on Monday.
Just two days after the U.S. attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities, Trump said Israel and Iran had reached a ceasefire deal that is set to take effect in a few hours.
“CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE! It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that 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.
“Officially, Iran will start the CEASEFIRE and, upon the 12th Hour, Israel will start the CEASEFIRE and, upon the 24th Hour, an Official END to THE 12 DAY WAR will be saluted by the World. During each CEASEFIRE, the other side will remain PEACEFUL and RESPECTFUL,” he continued.
Trump added that he would extend his congratulations to both Israel and Iran if the announced ceasefire holds. “This is a War that could have gone on for years, and destroyed the entire Middle East, but it didn’t, and never will! God bless Israel, God bless Iran, God bless the Middle East, God bless the United States of America, and GOD BLESS THE WORLD!” Trump wrote.
Israel struck Iran’s nuclear program and targeted multiple Iranian officials June 12, prompting a retaliation the next day from the Islamic Republic. After reportedly mulling a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, Trump announced Saturday that the U.S. military had completed successful strikes on three nuclear sites.
Iran launched an attack on Al Udeid U.S. Air Base in Qatar on Monday in retaliation for the American bombings over the weekend. The Iranians reportedly fired at least one missile into Iraq. Prior to the Iranian attack, the U.S. vowed to retaliate with further attacks if the Islamic Republic struck U.S. personnel in the region.
Trump addressed the Iranian attack on the U.S. base on Truth Social hours before the ceasefire announcement, calling it a “very weak” attack. “There have been 14 missiles fired — 13 were knocked down, and 1 was ‘set free,’ because it was headed in a nonthreatening direction. I am pleased to report that NO Americans were harmed, and hardly any damage was done,” he wrote.
Trump addresses the recent Iranian strike on the US air base in Qatar. pic.twitter.com/5gHISnik61
— Wallace H. White (@WallHWhite) June 23, 2025
Three Iranian officials familiar with the Islamic Republic’s attack told The New York Times they provided Qatar warning beforehand. Trump thanked Qatar’s emir “for all that he has done in seeking Peace for the region” and added that no Qataris suffered injuries from the Iranian attack in another post.
Shortly before Trump’s ceasefire announcement, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei implied that the country would never surrender in a post to social media.
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