Israel and Iran have both said they have agreed to a ceasefire proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
However, Israel has since said Iran has launched strikes, and said it will “respond forcefully”.
Both sides continued to launch airstrikes until the time when the ceasefire was meant to go into effect. Multiple casualties were reported by both Israeli and Iranian authorities.
The ceasefire would have brought an end to 12 days of fighting, but its future is now in doubt after the reported attack by Iran.
Background
Two weeks ago, the UN’s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), warned Iran was not able to show evidence “its nuclear material was not being diverted for... military use”.
The following day, Israel launched strikes across Iran, including nuclear sites. Iran struck back on Israeli cities Tel Aviv and Haifa. Both sides have said they are aiming for military infrastructure; both have killed civilians.
Iranian authorities report more than 430 deaths, mostly civilians. Israeli officials report 27 civilian deaths.
Over the weekend, the U.S. hit three nuclear facilities across Iran: Fordo, Natanz, and Esfahan.
U.S. President Donald Trump said the sites were “completely and totally obliterated”.
Iran retaliated by firing more than a dozen missiles at a U.S. military base in Qatar.
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Trump later confirmed the U.S. was given advance warning of the attacks and evacuated personnel from the base, meaning there we no casualties.
Ceasefire
Within hours of the Iranian strike on the U.S. base, Trump said Israel and Iran had agreed to a ceasefire.
He said it would take some hours for it to come into effect.
During this time, both sides continued attacking each other.
Israel said it had attacked various military bases and the Evin Prison. Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said his country attacked Israel “until the very last minute”.
In a post on X, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “Israel agrees to the President’s proposal for a bilateral ceasefire”. He said Israel will “respond forcefully” if it is broken.
Iran’s state media also confirmed the ceasefire was in place.
In the hours after, the IDF reported missiles had been launched from Iran.
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said he had told the IDF to carry out “high-intensity strikes against regime targets in the heart of Tehran”.
