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Washington – 21 June 2025
1. U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Vice President JD Vance and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio during press conference where strikes on Iran nuclear facilities were announced
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Washington – 23 June 2025
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Zeke Miller, The Associated Press:
"President Donald Trump announced Monday evening that Israel and Iran had agreed to a ceasefire to be phased in over the following 24 hours to end their roughly 12-day war. This comes a day and a half after Trump ordered massive strikes on Iran’s nuclear program, and hours after Iran launched largely symbolic counterattacks on an American base in Qatar."
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Doha, Qatar – 23 June 2025
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3. Interceptions and explosions seen in sky
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Washington – 23 June 2025
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Zeke Miller, The Associated Press:
"Trump did not provide any more details on how this ceasefire was brokered. This war kicked off after Trump had called for negotiations with Iran to end its nuclear program that had largely been stalled. There is no information yet of whether the ceasefire would lead to a restarting of those nuclear negotiations with Iran that could see an easing of more than a decade of crushing sanctions on its economy that have largely isolated it from much to the rest of the world. Or if it was just a return to sort of the way where things were before the war kicked off earlier this month."
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STORYLINE:
U.S. President Donald Trump said that Israel and Iran had agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire" soon after Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites. Iran said that as long as Israel stopped its attacks early Tuesday morning, it would halt theirs.
Israel did not immediately acknowledge any ceasefire, but there were no reports of Israeli strikes in Iran after 4 a.m. local. Heavy Israeli strikes continued in Tehran and other cities until shortly before that time.
“As of now, there is NO ‘agreement’ on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote in a post on X. “However, provided that the Israeli regime stops its illegal aggression against the Iranian people no later than 4 am Tehran time, we have no intention to continue our response afterwards.”
His message was posted at 4:16 a.m. Tehran time. Araghchi added: “The final decision on the cessation of our military operations will be made later.”
Trump posted on Truth Social that the 24-hour phased-in ceasefire will begin about midnight Tuesday Eastern time. He said it would bring an “Official END” to the war.
The Israeli military declined to comment on Trump’s statement and the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.
Speaking on Iranian state television, an overnight anchor repeatedly referred to a “Trump-claimed” ceasefire, without saying whether Tehran accepted it. The anchor noted: “Simultaneously with Trump’s claim of a ceasefire, the Zionist enemy targeted several points in the cities of Tehran, Urmia and Rasht, including a residential area in the capital.”
Israel’s military put out a warning earlier that District 6 in Tehran could be struck.
Early Tuesday, Iran, mirroring the language and maps of the Israeli military, put out a warning telling people in Ramat Gan it would target “military infrastructure” there.
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