President Trump claims a ceasefire between Israel and Iran has been agreed to
In a post on Truth Social, president Trump claims a 12-hr ceasefire between Israel and Iran has been reached. The ceasefire, he says, will begin in 6 hours.
He writes:
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!
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. 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.” 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!”
Key events
President Trump claims a ceasefire between Israel and Iran has been agreed to
Oil prices sink after Iranian strike on US airbase reduces fears of market disruption
Qatar reopens airspace after brief suspension, civil aviation authority says
Iran ready to respond again in case of any further aggression from US, foreign minister says
Escalation in region started with Israel’s ‘irresponsible practices’, says Qatari spokesperson
Qatar says response to Iran attack is a ‘sovereign’ issue
Russian foreign ministry calls for halt to escalation over Iran
Trump calls Iran’s response ‘very weak’ and thanks Tehran for advance notice
Iran’s supreme leader says ‘we will not submit to anyone’s aggression’
Egypt, Oman and Lebanon condemn Iran’s attack on US air base in Qatar
Iranian parliament committee approves general plan to suspend cooperation with IAEA – report
IDF says Israel has completed ‘most extensive’ attack on Tehran to date
UAE condemns Iranian attack on Qatar
Iran will continue its retaliation in response to US attacks, senior Iranian official says
‘Spiral of chaos’ must end after Iran targets US base in Qatar, Macron says
Iran ‘playing into hands of Israel’ by attacking Qatar air base, says Gulf official
US confirms Iran communicated in advance of ‘symbolic’ attack on Qatar air base
Saudi Arabia condemns Iran’s attack on Qatar
Trump says Iranian sites struck by US were ‘totally destroyed’
No Iranian attack detected at any US base other than Qatar, US military official says
Base in Qatar attacked using short and medium-range ballistic missiles – Reuters
Kuwait shuts down air space temporarily amid regional escalation
Iran informed US hours ahead of attack on Qatar air base – reports
Main US base in Syria on full alert in case of possible attack by Iran, Syrian security source says
Trump reportedly in situation room with Hegseth and Caine amid Iran attack on US bases
Bahrain shuts down airspace temporarily
Iran says missile attack matched number of US bombs, signaling likely desire to de-escalate
Iran gave advanced warning of attack to Qatar – reports
Qatar says Iranian missiles were intercepted and there were no casualties
Qatar says it reserves right to respond after Iranian attack on US military base in Doha
Missiles launched at base housing US troops in Iraq, security official says
Iran says it has attacked US forces at air base in Qatar
The day so far
US closely monitoring threats to Al Udeid air base in Qatar
Explosions heard over Doha amid reports of Iran launching missiles towards US air bases in Qatar
Western diplomat says credible Iranian threat against US-run Al Udeid air base in Qatar – Reuters
Qatar shuts down airspace temporarily amid regional crisis
UK government advises citizens in Qatar to ‘shelter in place’
Flight evacuating British nationals leaves Israel
Israel issues Tehran evacuation order
Iran says it has arrested ‘European’ accused of spying for Israel
Yvette Cooper vows to ban Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws
Trump ‘still interested’ in Iran diplomacy – White House
‘No reason to criticise’ US strikes in Iran – Germany’s Merz
Trump insists ‘monumental damage’ done by US strikes in Iran but others are more cautious
How could Iran potentially block the strait of Hormuz?
‘This is our Berlin Wall moment’ – Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi
Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi blames Khamenei for the conflict and says he is ready to lead Iran
Here are some images coming to us over the wires
Israel says it was striking Iranian security command centres
Israel says it struck targets in Tehran including Evin prison
IAEA chief expects ‘very significant damage’ at Iran’s Fordow site
Israel attacks Iran’s Fordow nuclear site – Iranian media
Kremlin says Russia deeply regrets and condemns the US strikes on Iran
Israel attacking targets in central Tehran with ‘unprecedented intensity’, Israel Katz says
Any Iranian closure of Hormuz strait would be ‘extremely dangerous’, EU’s top diplomat says
China warns Israel-Iran war could ‘impact’ global economy
China warns of ‘spillover of war’ risk in Israel-Iran conflict
From shipping, to proxies, to targeting US bases, Iran’s options to strike back are limited
Iran’s military warns US of ‘heavy consequences’ for entering war on Israel’s side
Spain to ask European Council to immediately suspend EU-Israel pact
How could Iran retaliate to US strikes?
Israel’s war on Gaza beginning to threaten its relationship with the EU
‘Chilling pattern’ of Israeli forces firing on hungry Palestinians, UN official says
Oil prices surge
Japan, heavily reliant on Middle East oil, avoids voicing support for US strikes
What is the strait of Hormuz and why does it matter?
‘Obliteration is an accurate term’, Trump says after officials say damage from Iran strikes not yet clear
Israeli aid massacres in Gaza continue as world’s attention turns to Iran
Australia’s ASX plummets more than $10bn after US Iran strikes
Israel has made a ‘grave mistake’, Khamenei’s social media account says
US state department issues ‘worldwide caution’ for Americans
Israel and Iran exchange another round of missiles
Opening summary
There is no word of any confirmation from either Iran or Israel yet on whether they have agreed to the ceasefire that president Trump has announced on his social media site.
We will bring you all developments as they come in.
President Trump claims a ceasefire between Israel and Iran has been agreed to
In a post on Truth Social, president Trump claims a 12-hr ceasefire between Israel and Iran has been reached. The ceasefire, he says, will begin in 6 hours.
He writes:
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!
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. 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.” 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!”
Oil prices sink after Iranian strike on US airbase reduces fears of market disruption
Callum Jones
Oil prices dropped sharply after Iran’s retaliatory missile strike on a US airbase reduced concern that the country was poised to strain energy markets by closing off a vital trade route.
Crude oil prices sank by 7% on Monday, with West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures dropping to $68.51, as the Iranian action on the al Udeid base in Qatar raised hopes that the conflict would not immediately disrupt oil supplies from the region.
No casualties were reported after the strike, which the US defense department described as “largely symbolic” after the US bombed three nuclear sites in Iran on Saturday.
While the Iranian parliament voted to close the strait of Hormuz – through which more than a fifth of the world’s oil supply, 20m barrels, and much of its liquefied gas passes each day – it has so far remained open.
Related: The strait of Hormuz: how could Iran close it and why does it matter to global trade?
“It is somewhat the lesser of the two evils,” said Kpler analyst Matt Smith. “It seems unlikely that they’re going to try and close the strait of Hormuz.”
John Kilduff, a partner at Again Capital, said: “Oil flows, for now, aren’t the primary target, and are likely not to be impacted. I think it’s going to be military retaliation on US, bases and/or trying to hit more of the Israeli civilian targets.”
US stocks also rose slightly, with the benchmark S&P 500 up 0.6% and the Dow Jones industrial average up 0.5% in New York, on a broadly muted day of trading in the global equity markets.
Other leading indices struggled for direction. The FTSE 100 closed down 0.2% in London. The Nikkei 225 finished down just 0.1% in Tokyo.
Investors have become “jaded to geopolitical risks and greater uncertainty after the events throughout this year so far”, John Canavan, lead analyst at Oxford Economics, observed earlier on Monday.
Qatar reopens airspace after brief suspension, civil aviation authority says
Qatar has reopened its airspace after a brief suspension, its civil aviation authority said early on Tuesday (local time), following a missile attack by Iran on an American air base in Qatar on Monday that caused no injuries.
Iran ready to respond again in case of any further aggression from US, foreign minister says
Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said that Tehran’s attack on the US military base al Udeid in Qatar came in response to the US “aggression against Iran’s territorial integrity and sovereignty”.
He said Iran will be ready to respond again in case of further action by the US, according a statement posted by the Iranian foreign ministry’s account on Telegram.
Escalation in region started with Israel’s ‘irresponsible practices’, says Qatari spokesperson
What is more, Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari said this escalation started with Israel’s“irresponsible practices” in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria and Iran.
He also said Qatar’s mediating role in the region would be undeterred “by any wrongdoing from any party”. (Qatar has been acting as a key third-party mediator on a number of geopolitical issues including mediating ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas).
Qatar says response to Iran attack is a ‘sovereign’ issue
Qatar has said that its response to the Iranian attack on its al UdeidUS air base is a “sovereign” issue, after Iran attacked the base in retaliation for US strikes on its nuclear sites over the weekend.
“There are deep ties between the two states [Iran and Qatar] and the two nations, but the attack undoubtedly calls for a genuine meeting and a clear stance,” foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari said in a press conference.
He said 19 missiles in two separate strikes were launched from Iran towards the al Udeid air base, only one of which was not thwarted. (This is consistent with what Trump said earlier about one missile being “set free” as it was “heading in a non-threatening direction).
Following Iran’s strikes, some debris had fallen in residential areas, but no casualties were recorded, Al Ansari said.
He said Qatar would announce the reopening of its air space soon, and said communication was ongoing with different parties including with the US.
The United States helped around 170 US citizens, permanent residents and their immediate family members leave Israel on Saturday and Sunday, a US state department official said on Monday.
The assisted departures from Israel come as tensions have risen in the Middle East, after Donald Trump joined Benjamin Netanyahu’s air war by dropping massive “bunker-buster” bombs on Iran’s nuclear production sites on Sunday. Since then, Iran has retaliated with strikes on the al Udeid US air base in Qatar.
The state department official said that on Sunday that three flights departed Israel with approximately 100 US citizens, permanent residents and their accompanying immediate family members.
The assisted departure flights began on Saturday, when the official said the state department organized two flights that departed from Tel Aviv to Athens with approximately 70 US citizens, their accompanying immediate family members, and permanent residents.
Russian foreign ministry calls for halt to escalation over Iran
Russia’s foreign ministry has issued a new call for a halt to “escalation of armed conflict” and “provocative actions” in the conflict pitting Iran against the United States and Israel.
“We once again call for a halt to the unleashing of armed escalation and an end to provocative actions and rhetoric,” the ministry said in a statement on Telegram. “Today, more than ever, it is vital to return to political and diplomatic efforts and compliance with international law.”
The statement also called for an immediate end to the “unprovoked aggression of the US and Israel against Iran, open attempts at regime change and encroachment on the sovereignty of nations”.
If that all sounds very rich, you can read the latest developments from Russia’s war in Ukraine in today war briefing here:
Trump added in a later post:
CONGRATULATIONS WORLD, IT’S TIME FOR PEACE!
Trump calls Iran’s response ‘very weak’ and thanks Tehran for advance notice
Donald Trump has again claimed the US “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear facilities and called Tehran’s response “very weak”, with 13 out of 14 missiles intercepted.
Trump thanked Iran for giving the United States notice prior to shooting missiles at its military base in Qatar, which he said made it possible for no lives – both Qatari and American – to be lost.
“I am pleased to report that NO Americans were harmed, and hardly any damage was done. Most importantly, they’ve gotten it all out of their ‘system,’ and there will, hopefully, be no further HATE,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
“Perhaps Iran can now proceed to Peace and Harmony in the Region, and I will enthusiastically encourage Israel to do the same,” Trump added.
The US embassy in Qatar has lifted a shelter-in-place order on Monday evening, following Iranian strikes on the US-run al Udeid air base outside the capital Doha.
The embassy, which had told American citizens to shelter in place earlier on Monday, said in a notice posted on its website that it would reopen on Tuesday.
Kuwait and Bahrain’s respective news agencies are reporting that the countries had reopened their airspaces after a brief suspension earlier.
Also, Dubai airport has said its operations had resumed after briefly being suspended, and that some flights could be delayed or cancelled.
Iran’s supreme leader says ‘we will not submit to anyone’s aggression’
Following Iran’s’s retaliatory attack on the US’sal Udeid air base in Qatar, supreme leader AyatollahAli Khamanei has said on X:
We have not attacked anyone, and we absolutely do not accept anyone’s aggression, nor will we submit to anyone’s aggression; this is the logic of the Iranian nation.
Egypt, Oman and Lebanon condemn Iran’s attack on US air base in Qatar
More countries have criticized Iran’s retaliatory missile strike on the military base in Qatar that stations thousands of US troops.
Egypt and Lebanon condemned the retaliatory attack on the al Udeid air base, according to a statement issued by Egypt’s ministry of foreign affairs and Lebanon’s president Joseph Aoun.
Oman condemned the regional escalation “triggered by Israel’s unlawful missile attack” on 13 June, as well as Iran’s attack on Qatar. In a post on X, the foreign affairs ministry said:
An official spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the Sultanate of Oman’s condemnation of the ongoing regional escalation in the region, which was caused by Israel on June 13th with its illegal missile attack on the Islamic Republic of Iran and the continuous exchange of missile attacks since then.
Egypt, Lebanon and Oman expressed their solidarity with Qatar and called for de-escalation and a return to diplomacy.
The secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council, which includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UnitedArab Emirates, also condemned Iran’s attack on Qatar. All six countries have independently condemned the attack as well.
Qatar Airways has said it’s temporarily suspending all flights following the closure of air traffic in Qatar.
“We are working closely with government stakeholders and the relevant authorities to support any passengers that have been impacted, and will resume operations when the airspace re-opens,” the airline said in a statement.
Iranian parliament committee approves general plan to suspend cooperation with IAEA – report
The national security committee of Iran’s parliament approved the general outline of a bill meant to fully suspend Tehran’s cooperation with theUN nuclear watchdog, the semi-official Tasnim news agency is reporting, citing committee spokesperson Ebrahim Rezaei.
Rezaei said that according to the bill, installing surveillance cameras, allowing inspections, and submitting reports to the IAEA would be suspended as long as the security of nuclear facilities is not guaranteed. Parliament still has to approve the bill in a plenary.
