US:( The COW News Digital )–US President Donald Trump announced that Iran and Israel had agreed to a staggered ceasefire beginning at approximately 0400 GMT Tuesday that would bring about an ‘official end’ to the 12-day conflict.
“It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE,” Trump wrote Monday on his Truth Social platform.
The announcement came hours after Iran carried out missile strikes on a US air base in Qatar.
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Shortly before Trump’s announcement, a series of powerful explosions rocked the Iranian capital in early hours of Tuesday. The blasts came around 2155 GMT, after the Israeli army called for residents of an area in central Tehran to evacuate, publishing a map showing an evacuation zone covering part of District 7.
