A ceasefire announcement by the United States, a denial by Tehran followed by an apparent U-turn, and Iranian missile strikes — all culminating in Tehran finally announcing a ceasefire after four waves of attacks that claimed four lives in Israel — marked the latest developments in the 12-day-long Israel-Iran war.
US President Donald Trump early on Tuesday claimed Israel and Iran had reached a “complete and total ceasefire” agreement, effectively ending what he called the “12-Day War.” However, Iran issued a quick denial to say that no such agreement had been reached—only for it to issue a statement indicating that fighting from its side had paused.
These developments notwithstanding, reports of Iranian missile attacks on Israel trickled in, with Tel Aviv claiming that at least four people had been killed and six wounded in strikes launched after the Trump-announced ceasefire.
Shortly after, Iranian state-run media announced that the ceasefire had begun following “four waves of Iranian attacks on Israeli-occupied territories”. Trump then took to his Truth Social platform, requesting both sides not to violate the ceasefire.
Tehran’s initial dismissal of a ceasefire deal was followed by a cryptic post from Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in which he appeared to signal an end to active hostilities.
