In a striking announcement on Monday evening, President Trump revealed that Israel and Iran had come to terms on a total ceasefire, set to take effect within a mere six 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! 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!”
Here is the president’s announcement on TRUTH Social.
Meanwhile, tensions flared as the U.S. conducted airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend, exacerbating the already volatile situation between Israel and Iran.
In retaliation, Iran launched missiles at a U.S. base in Qatar shortly after the latter had restricted its airspace. Fortunately for the U.S., all incoming missiles were intercepted before reaching their target.
It was in the midst of this escalating conflict that President Trump proclaimed a ceasefire had been brokered between Israel and Iran.
According to Grok AI, this ceasefire is slated to commence within the next 24 hours.
Grok: The ceasefire between Israel and Iran was announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on June 23, 2025, to take effect in a two-phase, 24-hour plan. According to posts on X, it was set to begin at 7:00 AM Israel time (4:00 AM GMT) on June 24, 2025, with Iran halting first, followed by Israel 12 hours later. However, there was no official confirmation from Israel, and Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated there was no formal agreement, though Iran would halt its response if Israel stopped its strikes by 4:00 AM Tehran time (00:30 GMT) on June 24, 2025. Missile launches from Iran were reported early that day, and Israel’s military detected them, indicating the ceasefire’s status remained unclear.
However, just hours after the announcement, the Iranian regime launched several missiles into southern Israel, with the city of Beersheva taking a direct hit.
#BREAKING : Iranian ballistic missile has just impacted into the Southern Israel city Beersheva. Medics responding.#Iran #IranIsraelConflict #IranVsIsrael #ceasefire #CeasefireNow #Israel #IsraeliranWar #Tehran #TelAviv #USBases pic.twitter.com/YoC54W0ufm
— U R B A N S E C R E T S (@stiwari1510) June 24, 2025
As the situation escalates, the conflict appears to be a race between both countries to inflict as much damage as possible before the proposed ceasefire takes effect.
Iran launched missiles hit Beer Sheva, southern Israel. Both countries are trying hard to damage each other as much as it’s possible before the Ceasefire Time.#Iran #IranIsraelConflict #Israel #BeerSheva pic.twitter.com/HQ0YPruZBC
— WarMonitor Pakistan (@War_Monitorr) June 24, 2025
Ambulances were dispatched to the location of the missile strike as emergency crews arrived at the scene.
⚡️ Footage shows the Emergency crews arriving at the Beersheva impact site.#Iran #IranIsraelConflict #WorldWar3 #Qatar #SaudiArabia #Iraq #Israel #sondakika #bahrain pic.twitter.com/g5jDcl60B1
— WW4 Şer Monitor (@sermonitoriz) June 24, 2025
The unfolding situation begs the question: will this ceasefire deal hold, or will it be just another footnote in the long annals of conflict in the region?
