Live updates: Trump announces Israel-Iran ceasefire; attack on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar

CNN

24-06-2025

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Title: Trump says Israel and Iran 'came to me' about peace as he continues to tout ceasefire deal
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US President Donald Trump claimed late Monday night that Israel and Iran reached out to him almost simultaneously about peace between the two regions, as the Israeli military said it had identified missiles launched toward the nation from Iran.
Trump, just a few hours after he announced a ceasefire deal, said in a post on Truth Social: 'Israel & Iran came to me, almost simultaneously, and said, 'PEACE!' I knew the time was NOW. The World, and the Middle East, are the real WINNERS! Both Nations will see tremendous LOVE, PEACE, AND PROSPERITY in their futures.''They have so much to gain, and yet, so much to lose if they stray from the road of RIGHTEOUSNESS & TRUTH. The future for Israel & Iran is UNLIMITED, & filled with great PROMISE. GOD BLESS YOU BOTH!' the president wrote.
CNN has reported that Trump and a group of his top diplomatic and security officials worked furiously behind-the-scenes to try to broker a peace deal to end the conflict between Iran and Israel in the hours after Iran launched a missile attack on a US base in Qatar.
Moments before Trump's post, the Israeli military said it had identified missiles launched toward Israel from Iran and said its defensive systems were activated.
Iranian state media announced Tuesday local time that a ceasefire has been 'imposed on the enemy' after the country's military response to 'US aggression.'
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Title: Oil prices tumble as Iranian state media announces ceasefire deal
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Oil prices extended their slide during Tuesday trade in Asia as Iranian state media announced a ceasefire deal, easing investors' concerns over supply disruptions.
US West Texas Intermediate crude last slumped by 2% to $67.13 per barrel, hitting its lowest level in nearly two weeks. Brent crude, the global benchmark, was down 1.8% to $67.17 a barrel.
Late on Monday, Trump announced what he called 'a complete and total' ceasefire between Israel and Iran in a post on social media, which he said he hoped would become permanent. Iranian state media announced Tuesday a ceasefire has been 'imposed on the enemy.'
On Monday, oil prices lost more than 7% after Iran launched targeted and limited missiles strike at US bases in Qatar. US crude tumbled 7.2% to settle at $68.51 a barrel, the biggest one-day drop since early April and one of the worst days over the past three years. Brent closed at $71.48 a barrel, down 7.2%, the steepest since August 2022, according to Reuters.
The last time US oil traded below $70 was June 12, a day before Israel began launching strikes at Iran's nuclear facilities. The decline in crude prices marks a dramatic turnaround from Sunday evening, when prices spiked 6% to as high as $78.50 a barrel. Oil prices had jumped over 10% to a five-month high since the start of hostilities, over concerns of potential disruption to global oil supply.
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Title: 3 people killed in missile strike in southern Israel, Israel's emergency services says
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Israel's emergency services said three people were killed after a missile struck a residential building in the southern Israel city of Beer Sheva.
The emergency service Magen David Adom (MDA) said earlier a man around 40 years old, a woman about 30 years old and a man around 20 years old were critically wounded.
Six other people were being treated with light to moderate injuries, an MDA spokesperson said.
The Israel Defense Forces said it identified missiles launched from Iran toward Israel and instructed residents to enter bomb shelters.
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Title: Iranian state media announces ceasefire deal 'imposed on the enemy'
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Iranian state media announced Tuesday (local time) a ceasefire has been 'imposed on the enemy' after the country's military response to 'US aggression,' hours after Iran's retaliatory attacks against a US base in Qatar.
'The Sepah (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) successful missile operations in response to US aggression and the exemplary steadfastness and unity of our dear people in defending our land, has imposed ceasefire on the enemy,' an anchor with state-run Iran National News Network said in a live broadcast.
The anchor did not give a time for when the ceasefire would take place.
US President Donald Trump requested the ceasefire between Iran and Israel 'in a begging-like manner' shortly after Iran's strikes toward the US's Al Udeid base in Qatar, the anchor said.
'Last evening, only an hour after the successful missile attack by the Sepah on America's Al Udeid Base in Qatar, in a begging-like manner of urging, Trump requested the initiation of a ceasefire in the imposed Zionist enemy war against our country,' the anchor said.
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Title: Sirens sound in Israel as military says it has identified missiles launched from Iran
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The Israeli military said it has identified missiles launched toward Israel from Iran, and that its defensive systems were activated.
'A short while ago, sirens sounded in several areas across Israel following the identification of missiles launched from Iran toward the State of Israel,' the Israel Defense Forces said.'At this time, the IAF (Israeli Air Force) is operating to intercept and strike where necessary to eliminate the threat.'
The alert comes after Iran's Foreign Minister hinted hostilities may have ended, and that Iran would halt its military response if Israel stopped its strikes on Iran by 4 a.m. local time in Tehran.
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Title: Iran's foreign minister hints that hostilities may have ended
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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi thanked Iran's armed forces and said military operations against Israel 'continued until the very last minute,' hinting that hostilities may have ended.
'The military operations of our powerful Armed Forces to punish Israel for its aggression continued until the very last minute, at 4 a.m.' Araghchi said in a post on X.
Earlier, Araghchi had said Iran would halt its military response if Israel stopped its strikes on Iran by 4 a.m. local time in Tehran, which is 30 minutes ahead of Israel. Araghchi's latest post came just after 4 a.m. in Israel.
'Together with all Iranians, I thank our brave Armed Forces who remain ready to defend our dear country until their last drop of blood, and who responded to any attack by the enemy until the very last minute.'
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Title: Israel launches fresh attacks on Tehran, Iranian state media says
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Israel launched multiple attacks in different areas of the Iranian capital Tehran, Iran's state-aligned Tasnim news agency reported early Tuesday local time.
In a photo geolocated by CNN, a large plume of dark smoke was seen rising from central Tehran.
The action came after Israel earlier warned residents in the neighborhoods of Mehran and District 6 that it will carry out operations there. Earlier, the military had also issued evacuation warnings for District 7.