President Donald Trump stated Monday evening that he expects the ceasefire that he introduced between Israel and Iran will finish all navy hostilities between the 2 nations.
“I believe the ceasefire is limitless. It’s going to go without end,” Trump stated in a telephone interview.
Requested whether or not the battle was utterly over, Trump stated: “Sure. I don’t imagine they may ever be taking pictures at one another once more.”
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Trump stated on Fact Social that the 2 nations had agreed to enter right into a ceasefire, which might be rolled out in levels over the subsequent 24 hours.
A diplomat briefed on the negotiations advised NBC Information that Trump and Vice President JD Vance brokered the take care of the assistance of prime Qatari leaders who delivered a ceasefire proposal to Iran.
In response to a senior White Home official, Trump known as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and bluntly advised him, “No extra battle, no extra preventing. The Iranians have been considerably weakened.”
As Trump was talking with the Israelis from the Oval Workplace, his nationwide safety staff was sending messages to the Iranians by way of intermediaries, the senior White Home official stated.
The senior White Home official stated Trump bought Netanyahu to conform to the ceasefire after which Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and particular envoy Steve Witkoff signaled to the Iranians — “each straight and not directly” — that america wished a ceasefire and that the Iranians ought to conform to it.
The phased-in ceasefire — wherein Iran would cease firing for 12 hours earlier than Israel would do the identical for one more 12 hours — was Trump’s concept to appease Israeli considerations that Iran wouldn’t maintain up its finish of the deal, the official stated.
One other supply acquainted with the outreach to overseas officers advised NBC Information that Trump known as the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, earlier Monday to say he might get Israel to conform to a ceasefire if Qatar might get Iran on board. The supply stated that Qatar’s prime minister, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, then coordinated with Vance and that the prime minister spoke with the Iranians.
Neither Iran nor Israel have confirmed to NBC Information that they’ve agreed to a ceasefire.
“As of now, there’s NO ‘settlement’ on any ceasefire or cessation of navy operations,” Iranian Overseas Minister Abbas Araghchi stated in a put up on X after Trump’s announcement.
“Nevertheless, supplied that the Israeli regime stops its unlawful aggression in opposition to the Iranian folks no later than 4 am Tehran time, we’ve got no intention to proceed our response afterwards,” Araghchi wrote. “The ultimate choice on the cessation of our navy operations might be made later.”
Iranian well being officers lately stated Israel’s strikes have killed not less than 400 folks in Iran and injured 3,000. Iran’s retaliatory strikes have killed not less than 24 folks in Israel.
“Lots of people have been dying, and it was solely going to worsen,” Trump advised NBC Information on Monday evening.
The USA attacked Iran over the weekend, hitting three nuclear services in a strike that concerned greater than 125 U.S. navy plane.
Defying a warning from Trump that retaliation in opposition to U.S. belongings “might be met with even larger pressure,” Iran attacked a base in Qatar the place 1000’s of U.S. troops are stationed. Qatar stated there have been no casualties.
Trump known as Iran’s retaliatory strike a “weak response” Monday afternoon on Fact Social, including that Tehran might “proceed to Peace” and that he would “enthusiastically encourage Israel to do the identical.”
When Trump later introduced {that a} ceasefire settlement had been reached, he recommended the battle between Israel and Iran needs to be known as “THE 12 DAY WAR.”
The senior White Home official stated the identify was Trump’s concept.
Zoë Richards, Dan De Luce and Keir Simmons contributed.
