Trump announces ‘complete and total ceasefire’ between Israel and Iran

JTA - President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce that Israel and Iran have agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire.”

In a post sent shortly 8am AEST the president said the ceasefire will start to take effect in  about six hours after Israel and Iran have “wound down” the strikes against each other that are currently in progress.

Trump offered a somewhat convoluted timeframe, explaining that, “Officially, Iran will start the CEASEFIRE and, upon the 12th Hour, Israel will start the CEASEFIRE and, upon the 24th Hour, an Official END to THE 12 DAY WAR will be saluted by the World.”

Trump offered his congratulations to both countries. Israel launched attacks on Iran 11 days ago, aiming to cripple its nuclear program. The United States joined the effort on Saturday night, delivering powerful bombs at three Iranian nuclear sites Iran has responded with missile strikes.

In Israel, at least 24 people have been killed and more than 1,000 wounded in the hostilites. Iran’s health ministry said more than 400 Iranians have been killed since the start of the attacks, although some human rights groups say that number is considerably higher.