Reuters. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (June 24) that the ceasefire between Israel and Iran "is now in effect" and urged both countries to not violate it.
"THE CEASEFIRE IS NOW IN EFFECT. PLEASE DO NOT VIOLATE IT!" Trump said in a Truth Social post.
A senior White House official said Trump had brokered a ceasefire deal in a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel had agreed so long as Iran did not launch further attacks.
Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani secured Tehran's agreement to the U.S. proposal for a ceasefire during a call with Iranian officials held after Iran's strikes on a U.S. air base in Qatar on Monday (June 23), an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters early on Tuesday.
