Trump says Iran and Israel agree to a ceasefire

The Star

US President Donald Trump announced on Monday (June 23) a complete ceasefire between Israel and Iran, potentially ending the 12-day war.  But there was no confirmation from Israel and Iran's foreign minister said there would be no cessation of hostilities unless Israel stopped its attacks.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

Transcript

00:00Iran launched a missile strike on the U.S. Al-Udeid airbase in Qatar on Monday,

00:07prompting Qatar's air defenses to intercept several projectiles over Doha.

00:12The attack was retaliation for U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend,

00:17when it joined Israel's air war against Tehran.

00:21There were, however, no casualties, as Iran had informed both Washington and Qatari authorities

00:28through diplomatic channels hours before the strike.

00:32U.S. President Donald Trump, who had earlier hinted at the possible toppling of Iran's government,

00:37later announced on his Truth Social platform that there was a complete and total ceasefire between Israel and Iran.

00:45He congratulated the two countries on having the stamina, courage, and intelligence

00:51to end what he called the 12-Day War.

00:55However, Iran's Foreign Minister Seyyed Aragji said there was no ceasefire agreement with Israel,

01:01asserting that Israel started the war and no cessation of military operations had been reached.

01:08.

01:18.

Category

Transcript

Recommended