Trump Says Israel, Iran Have Agreed to Cease-Fire That Could End 12-Day War
by Joseph Lord, The Epoch Times.com, June 24, 2025
President Donald Trump on June 23 announced that Israel and Iran have agreed to a cease-fire, declaring the beginning of an end to what he referred to as “the 12-Day War.”
“It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE ... for 12 hours, at which point the War will be considered, ENDED!” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform just after 6 p.m. EDT.
The president wrote that both sides would wind down their final military operations within six hours and begin what he expected to be a “peaceful and respectful” cease-fire on both sides. After 24 hours, the conflict will be declared over, Trump said.
Thank you, President Trump, for your decisive leadership in bringing this terrible war to a quick end. https://t.co/m5qDTC1B3d
— Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) June 24, 2025
If that comes to fruition, it will mark a rapid de-escalation of a conflict that some feared could spiral into an international war. Trump thanked the involved parties for their dedication to avoiding that outcome.
“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,’” Trump wrote. “This is a War that could have gone on for years, and destroyed the entire Middle East, but it didn’t, and never will!”
On June 21, Trump announced that the United States had carried out targeted strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities at Isfahan, Natanz, and Fordow, in response to estimates that Tehran was close to obtaining enough enriched uranium to build a nuclear weapon.
LIVE UPDATES: Trump Insists The Ceasefire Still On After Violations
'Nobody will be hurt, the Ceasefire is in effect!'
Trump is PISSED about the ceasefire violations.
— Kassy Akiva (@KassyAkiva) June 24, 2025
"We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don't know what the f*** they're doing." pic.twitter.com/DVGHuUP3Oj
Trump Appears Pleased With Israel's Restraint
After his heated remarks on the White House lawn, Trump posted to Truth Social that he still believes the "Ceasefire is in effect" after Israel showed restraint in its retaliation to Iran.
Trump called Israel's strike on an Iranian radar installation "a friendly 'plane wave' to Iran."
His post to Truth was shared immediately by Pete Hegseth, who was almost certainly involved in convincing Israel not to follow through on a more thorough response to Iran.
— Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) June 24, 2025
