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Israel and Iran on Tuesday accepted a ceasefire plan proposed by President Donald Trump to end their 12-day war that roiled the Middle East, after Tehran launched a limited, retaliatory missile attack on a U.S. military base in Qatar.

The acceptance of the deal by both sides came after Iran launched a final onslaught of missiles targeting Israel that killed at least four people early Tuesday morning, while Israel launched a blitz of airstrikes targeting sites across the Islamic Republic before dawn.

Israel’s Magen David Adom rescue services said at least eight more people were injured in the early morning barrage.

Here is the latest:
<h2>Netanyahu Says Israel’s War Goals Attained</h2>
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel has agreed to the bilateral cease-fire with Iran in coordination with Trump.

Netanyahu said that he had reported to Israel’s security cabinet Monday night that Israel had achieved all of its war goals in the 12-day operation against Iran, including removing the threat of Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

Israel also damaged Iran’s military leadership and several government sites and achieved control over Tehran’s skies, Netanyahu said.

“Israel will respond forcefully to any violation of the ceasefire,” Netanyahu said.
<h2>Israeli Airspace Reopens</h2>
Israel’s Airports Authority said the country’s airspace has reopened for emergency flights after closing earlier due to an hourslong barrage of missiles from Iran.
<h2>Death Toll Rises to 4 in Beersheba</h2>
Israeli firefighters said they retrieved four bodies from a building hit by an Iranian missile in the city of Beersheba.

The direct hit in the largest city in southern Israel comes just days after the city’s hospital sustained significant damage in a missile strike.

The search and rescue team said they retrieved four bodies from one building in Beersheba and were searching for more.
<h2>Trump Says Cease-Fire in Effect</h2>
At 1:08 a.m. ET, or 8:08 a.m. local time in Tel Aviv, President Donald Trump declared in a <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114736609585800487">post</a> that the cease-fire had begun.

“The ceasefire is now in effect. Please do not violate it,” he wrote.
<h2>Iran State TV Announces Cease-Fire Has Begun</h2>
Iranian state television reported Tuesday that a ceasefire had begun in its war with Israel, even as Israel warned the public of a new missile barrage launched from Iran.

It wasn’t immediately possible to reconcile the messages from Iran and Israel on the 12th day of their war.

Iranian state television announced the ceasefire in a graphic on screen, not immediately acknowledging the new missile barrage coming after the deadline set by Trump in his earlier ceasefire announcement.

Israel warned of another wave of incoming missiles 20 minutes after the ceasefire was supposed to come into effect.
<h2>Trump Says US Airstrikes on Iran Made Cease-Fire Deal Possible</h2>
U.S. President Donald Trump posted to social media that the cease-fire deal wouldn’t have been possible without the U.S. operation to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities.

“We couldn’t have made today’s ‘deal’ without the talent and courage of our great B-2 pilots, and all of those associated with that operation. In a certain and very ironic way, that perfect ‘hit,’ late in the evening, brought everyone together, and the deal was made!!!” he said.

Trump announced the cease-fire deal six hours earlier on Truth Social, saying that the conflict will be declared over by midnight Wednesday.

Trump’s latest post came amid salvos of missiles being fired at Israel from Iran. He did not mention the missile attacks in his comments.

According to an assessment by the IDF, between 10 and 15 ballistic missiles were launched from Iran in six salvos. While most were intercepted, one struck civilians in a Beersheba apartment building in southern Israel, killing at least three and leaving others wounded. The last salvo triggered sirens in Israel around 7:15 a.m. local time.

There appeared to be no further attacks on Israel from Iran by 8 a.m. local time in Tel Aviv.
<h2>At Least 3 Killed and 8 Injured in Latest Iranian Barrage, Israel Says</h2>
Israel’s Magen David Adom rescue services said at least three people were killed and eight injured in the early morning barrage. A residential building in Israel’s south sustained heavy damage, emergency responders said.

Waves of missiles sent Israelis across the country to bomb shelters for almost two hours Tuesday morning.
<h2>Israel Warns of 3rd Iranian Missile Barrage</h2>
Israel had again signaled people could leave their shelters, suggesting the second Iranian barrage of missiles had finished, before warning of a third barrage early Tuesday morning.
<h2>At Least 1 Missile Interception Seen Over Jerusalem</h2>
In the first Iranian barrage, at least one missile interception could be seen in the sky over Jerusalem.
<h2>Israel Says Another Barrage From Iran Is on Its Way</h2>
The public was urged to return to shelters.
<h2>Israel’s Military Tells Public They Can Leave Shelters</h2>
The announcement signals the missile barrage has ended.
<h2>Alerts and Sirens in Israel</h2>
Alerts began going off on mobile phones in Israel, and sirens sounded in areas ahead of the missile barrage’s arrival.
<h2>Israel’s Military Warns Public That Iran Has Launched Missiles Towards It</h2>
The launch came after a promised Iranian halt to fire at 4 a.m. local time Tehran.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran would halt its fire if Israel stopped its airstrikes. It’s unclear what the detected missile launch would do for that timeline.
<h2>Israeli Airstrikes Targeted Iran’s Capital Up Until 4 a.m. Local Time</h2>
Intense Israeli airstrikes targeted Tehran and other areas up until 4 a.m. local time. Israel in other conflicts typically steps up its strikes just before ceasefires take effect.
<h2>Tehran Will Stop Its Attacks If Israel Does by 4 a.m., Iran’s Foreign Minister Says</h2>
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran will stop its attacks if Israel stops its airstrikes by 4 a.m. local time.

The comment marked the first official remarks by Iran to Trump’s claimed ceasefire between Iran and Israel.

Araghchi sent his message on the social platform X at 4:16 a.m. Tehran time.

“As of now, there is NO ‘agreement’ on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations,” Araghchi wrote. “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.”
<h2>Iran warns Ramat Gan</h2>
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.
<h2>No Comment From Israel and Iran UN Missions</h2>
Iran’s mission declined to comment on Trump’s ceasefire post, and the Israeli mission said it had no immediate comment.
<h2>Iranian State Media Has No Word on Tehran Response</h2>
Meanwhile, Iranian media reported ongoing Israeli airstrikes, including around Tehran.
<h2>White House Reposts Trump’s Social Media Post Announcing Cease-fire</h2>
The White House reposted Trump’s social media post announcing a ceasefire between Israel and Iran with a photo of the president holding a red hat that says in all caps, “Trump was right about everything.”
<h2>Vance Calls Israel-Iran War ‘an Important Reset Moment for the Entire Region’</h2>
Vice President JD Vance says he believes the world will look back at the war between Israel and Iran—and the U.S. bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities—as “an important reset moment for the entire region.”

Vance appeared on Fox News Channel just minutes after Trump announced a phased-in ceasefire over the next 24 hours.

The vice president says the Trump administration hopes that the Iranians have learned an important lesson: If they want to build a nuclear weapon in the future, “they’re going to have to deal with a very, very powerful American military again.”

Vance says he thinks that will dissuade them not to do it.
<h2>Trump Suggests Full Cease-fire Will Begin at Midnight Wednesday</h2>
Trump’s social media post says the 24-hour phased-in ceasefire will begin at approximately midnight Tuesday EST, giving the two countries six hours to have “wound down and completed their in progress, final missions.”

At that point, he said, Iran will cease attacks, and 12 hours later, Tuesday at noon EST, Israel will also stop strikes, and after 12 more hours “the War will be considered, ENDED!”
<h2>Trump Says Iran and Israel Will Have a Phased-in Cease-fire Over 24 Hours</h2>
President Donald Trump said on social media that Israel and Iran have agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire” to be phased in over 24 hours.

Trump said on Truth Social that the ceasefire would bring an “Official END” to war, a major change in the hostilities that follows a U.S. strike over the weekend on three Iranian nuclear sites.

“On the assumption that everything works as it should, which it will, I would like to congratulate both Countries, Israel and Iran, on having the Stamina, Courage, and Intelligence to end, what should be called, “THE 12 DAY WAR,” Trump posted.
<h2>US Lifts ‘Shelter in Place’ Warning for Americans in Qatar</h2>
The State Department has lifted the “shelter in place” warning to Americans in Qatar that it issued earlier Monday ahead of Iranian missile launches at a US military base there in retaliation for weekend U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

The embassy in Doha, which had also instructed official personnel to stay inside, revoked the guidance in a statement issued late Monday afternoon Washington time after nearly all of the missiles were intercepted and Iran signaled there would be no more.

It noted that Qatari airspace, which had been closed earlier, remained closed and that the security situation in the country could change rapidly.
<h2>Qatar Says One of 19 Missiles Fired by Iran Impacted the Base But Caused No Casualties</h2>
Iran fired 19 missiles at the base in Qatar, and one impacted the facility but caused no casualties, a Qatari military officer said late Monday.

Maj. Gen. Shayeq Al Hajri told reporters that seven missiles were fired from Iran and all were intercepted over the water between the two countries by Qatari air defenses. Iran then fired 12 more missiles and 11 were intercepted over Qatari territory, but one hit the U.S. base, Al Hajri said.

It was not immediately clear how much damage was caused by the missile.

The number of missiles differed from a figure given by Trump, who said 14 missiles were fired, 13 were knocked down and one was “set free” because it posed no threat.
<h2>Trump Thanks Iran for Giving Notice Before Strike</h2>
President Donald Trump thanked Iran for notifying the United States of its plan to attack a U.S. base in Qatar.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said: "I want to thank Iran for giving us early notice, which made it possible for no lives to be lost, and nobody to be injured. Perhaps Iran can now proceed to Peace and Harmony in the Region, and I will enthusiastically encourage Israel to do the same.”

Trump also called Iran's attack “weak.”

“NO Americans were harmed” and that “hardly any damage was done."

“Most importantly, they’ve gotten it all out of their 'system,' and there will, hopefully, be no further HATE."

In a subsequent post, Trump said that "very importantly" no Qataris were wounded or killed.
<h2>Dubai, Bahrain, Kuwait Reopen Airspace</h2>
Bahrain and Kuwait have reopened their airspace following an Iranian attack on a U.S. base in Qatar, according to Reuters.

The city of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, has also reopened its airspace and resumed full operations at its airports following what the Dubai media office in a post on social media platform X called a “temporary precautionary pause.”

“While Dubai Airports is working with airlines to ensure flights operate according to schedule, some flights may experience delays or cancellations,” Dubai’s media office added. "Travellers are advised to stay informed by checking regularly with their airlines for the latest updates.”
<h2>Airports Across the Gulf Warn of Delays and Cancellations</h2>
Airports across the Gulf are warning of cancelled, delayed and redirected flights, as planes are turning around from the Gulf, according to flight data.

Planes are redirecting from the United Arab Emirates based on flight paths and air traffic control audio, according to a post on X from Flightradar24, which tracks real-time air traffic.
<h2>Iran: Attacks Were Not in Populated Areas</h2>
Iran said in a statement that its retaliatory attacks were away from populated areas in Qatar.

“The base targeted by Iran’s powerful forces was also a significant distance from urban facilities and residential areas in Qatar,” the country’s Supreme National Security Council said in a statement.

“This action posed no danger to our friendly and brotherly nation of Qatar and its honorable people,” it added. “The Islamic Republic of Iran remains committed to preserving and continuing its warm and historic relations with Qatar.”
<h2>Bahrain Says It Is Suspending Flights in Its Airspace</h2>
The Gulf nation of Bahrain that is home to the U.S. 5th Fleet headquarters says it is temporarily suspending flights in its airspace.

Bahrain’s Interior Ministry urged residents to avoid driving on main roads “for public safety” saying they should be kept for official use.

Air raid sirens went off there.
<h2>Iran Says Its Missile Attack on Qatar Matched Number of Bombs Dropped by US</h2>
Iran said its Monday night missile attack on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar matched the number of bombs dropped by the United States on its nuclear sites this weekend, signaling its likely desire to deescalate.

Iran made the announcement via a statement from its Supreme National Security Council after the attack, which Qatar said caused no injuries.

Iran also said it targeted the base because it was outside of populated areas.
<h2>Qatar Intercepts Iranian Missile Barrage, No Casualties Reported</h2>
Qatari air defense systems successfully intercepted an Iranian missile barrage on June 23, according to a statement released by the Qatari Ministry of Defense.

Qatar’s defense ministry confirmed the barrage targeted the Al Udeid Air Base.

“Thanks to God, the vigilance of the armed forces, and the precautionary measures taken, the incident did not result in any deaths or injuries,” Qatar’s defense ministry said.

The ministry said Qatar’s airspace and territory are now safe, and Qatari armed forces are ready to respond to continuing threats. The ministry also advised citizens and residents in the country to continue to monitor official sources for guidance and news on the latest developments.

Majed al-Ansari, a spokesperson for the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, condemned the Iranian missile barrage as “a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the State of Qatar, its airspace, international law, and the United Nations Charter.”

Ansari said Qatar reserves the right to respond in a manner equivalent to the Iranian attack.
<h2>Iran Launches Missile Attack on US Base in Qatar</h2>
Iran launched a missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites.

Witnesses reported seeing missiles in the skies, followed by explosions, but it wasn’t clear if there was any damage.

Iran announced on state television that it attacked American forces stationed at Qatar’s Al Udeid Air Base. A caption on screen called it “a mighty and successful response" to "America’s aggression.”

The attack came shortly after Qatar closed its airspace as a precaution amid threats from Iran.

Just before the explosions, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian wrote on the social platform X: “We neither initiated the war nor seeking it. But we will not leave invasion to the great Iran without answer.”

In the past, Iran has threatened American forces at Al Udeid Air Base, which hosts the forward headquarters of the U.S. military’s Central Command. Qatar, across the Persian Gulf from Iran, maintains diplomatic relations with Iran and shares a massive offshore natural gas field with Tehran.

Earlier in the day, Israel expanded its war against Iran to include targets associated with the country's struggling theocracy, striking the gate of a Tehran prison notorious for holding political activists and hitting the headquarters of the military force that suppressed recent protests..
<h2>Trump Questions Ex-Russian President's Suggestions That Some Countries Could Give Nuclear Warheads to Iran</h2>
Trump is casting doubt on former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s suggestions that “a number” of countries were considering supplying Iran with nuclear warheads.

“Did he really say that or is it just a figment of my imagination? If he did say that, and, if confirmed, please let me know, IMMEDIATELY,” Trump posted on his social media site.

The president also questioned Medvedev’s authority compared to Russian President Vladimir Putin, writing that the threat of nuclear attack “should not be treated so casually. I guess that’s why Putin’s ‘THE BOSS.’”
<h2>Toppled Iranian Shah’s Son Offers to Take Power</h2>
The son of Iran’s last shah has offered to take over the Iranian leadership and lead the country’s transition to democracy.

Reza Pahlavi told a news conference in Paris that the ″regime is defeated, teetering, on the edge of collapse.’′ He claimed he doesn’t seek political power but wants to “help our great nation navigate through this critical hour towards stability, freedom and justice.’’

Pahlavi left Iran at age 17 soon before the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Several large Iranian opposition groups are based abroad but they are not united, and it’s unclear how much support any of them has inside the country.
<h2>Israel Warns Iranians of Attacks Over ‘Coming Days’</h2>
Israel's military is warning Iranians it will continue to attack military sites around Tehran over “the coming days.” The military issued the warning on social media, though Iranians are struggling to access the outside world because of an internet shutdown in the country.

The warning says, “We ask you to stay away from weapons production centers, military bases, and security institutions affiliated with the regime.”

Iran has criticized the warnings as a way to scare its public. However, the Israelis have carried out strikes after their warnings multiple times in the war.
<h2>Hezbollah Indicates It won’t Join War Between Israel and Iran</h2>
The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah indicates that the group will not join the war between Iran and Israel for now. Naim Kassem spoke in his first public comments since the U.S. attacked Iran's nuclear facilities. He says his group is ready to back any decision taken by the Lebanese state to force Israel to stop the war.
<h2>Iran Threatens Response After US Strikes Nuclear Sites</h2>
Iran said on Monday it has expanded the range of legitimate targets for its armed forces after the United States attacked three Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday.

Ebrahim Zolfaqari, spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya central military headquarters, said on June 23, “Mr Trump, the gambler, you may start this war, but we will be the ones to end it.”

Tasnim News Agency, which is affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reported that the commander of the Iranian army, Maj. Gen. Amir Hatami, also pledged a harsh response.
<h2>US Open to Regime Change in Iran, White House Suggests</h2>
In a statement on Truth Social, Trump suggested that Iran's government, which has ruled the country as an Islamic theocratic autocracy since 1979, could be toppled in the midst of more than a week of airstrikes between Iran and Israel.

"It’s not politically correct to use the term, 'Regime Change,'" Trump wrote on Sunday afternoon, "but if the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime change??? MIGA!!!"
<h2>Iran was ‘Imminent Threat,’ White House Press Secretary Tells ABC</h2>
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told ABC News on Monday morning that Iran was an “imminent threat” and Donald Trump is the “first president with the guts to actually do something about it.”

She was definitive about the outcome of U.S. strikes, saying they “took away Iran’s ability to create a nuclear bomb.”

Leavitt also said the administration has a “high degree of confidence” that enriched uranium was stored at the sites that were attacked by the U.S.

“The president would not have launched the strikes if we weren’t confident in that,” she said.
<h2>US Embassy in Qatar Urges American Citizens to Shelter in Place</h2>
The U.S. Embassy in Qatar issued an alert on its website Monday urging American citizens in the energy-rich nation to “shelter in place until further notice.”

The embassy did not elaborate, nor did it respond to multiple requests for comment from The Associated Press on the message.

Qatar, across the Persian Gulf from Iran, is home to Al Udeid Air Base, which hosts the forward headquarters of the U.S. military’s Central Command. Iran has threatened American forces at Al Udeid in the past, but not after Sunday’s strike. Qatar maintains diplomatic relations with Iran and shares a massive offshore natural gas field with Tehran.
<h2>Putin Meets Iranian Foreign Minister in Show of Support for Tehran</h2>
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in the Kremlin on Monday, calling the U.S. strikes an “absolutely unprovoked aggression” and reaffirming Russian support for Tehran.

Araghchi said that Russia has always been Iran’s partner in the peaceful nuclear energy sector and played a positive role in negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear program.

“In the sphere of Iran’s nuclear program, Russia has always been a partner for us. It built the Bushehr nuclear power plant,” he said.
<h2>Israel Striking Evin Prison, Other Targets in Iran</h2>
Israel’s Defense Ministry said Israel is currently attacking Iranian governmental targets deep inside the Iranian capital of Tehran, including the notorious Evin prison.

Other targets include the security headquarters of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guards, Palestine Square, and the paramilitary Basij volunteer corps, which is a part of the Revolutionary Guard.
<h2>Iran's Fordow Site Attacked Again, Iranian State TV Says</h2>
Iran’s underground enrichment site at Fordow was again attacked Monday, Iranian state television reported.

The report, also carried by other Iranian media, offered no word on damage or who launched the assault. However, Israel has been conducting airstrikes throughout the day in Iran.
<h2>UN Nuclear Agency Says Significant Damage Expected at Iranian Underground Site</h2>
The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said Monday that “very significant damage” is expected at Iran’s underground facility at Fordo after a U.S. airstrike there this weekend with sophisticated bunker-buster bombs.

Rafael Mariano Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, made the statement in Vienna.

“Given the explosive payload utilized and the extreme vibration-sensitive nature of centrifuges, very significant damage is expected to have occurred,” Grossi said.
<h2>EU Focuses on Diplomacy</h2>
The European Union is “very much focused on the diplomatic solution” for Iran, the bloc’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas said Monday following U.S. strikes on Iran over the weekend.

“The concerns of retaliation and this war escalating are huge,” Kallas said at the start of a foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels, where Iran has jumped to the top of the agenda.

“Especially closing of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran is something that would be extremely dangerous and not good for anybody,” Kallas said, referring to a maritime route crucial for oil transport.

<em>The Associated Press and Epoch Times reporters Melanie Sun, Ryan Morgan, Jackson Richman, Jack Phillips, and Owen Evans contributed to this report</em>

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