US President Donald Trump applauds Israel and Iran for reaching peace, as Iranian missiles send Israelis to shelters.
“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!” Trump writes on Truth Social.
“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,” Trump writes.
The statement is posted as an Iranian missile salvo sets off sirens across northern Israel and in parts of the south.
It’s not clear if the missiles are a violation of the ceasefire. Trump said earlier that the ceasefire would start to take effect in the coming hours.
Israel and Iran have not confirmed the specifics of Trump’s ceasefire announcement.
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, later said Iran would halt its attacks at 4 a.m. Iran time if Israel stopped its airstrikes. That deadline has passed.
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