Israel and Iran reached a truce in their 12-day-old war Monday, President Donald Trump said on social media.
The ceasefire will go into effect at midnight Eastern, he said.
“It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE … for 12 hours, at which point the War will be considered, ENDED!” Trump wrote. “Officially, Iran will start the CEASEFIRE and, upon the 12th Hour, Israel will start the CEASEFIRE and, upon the 24th Hour, an Official END to THE 12 DAY WAR will be saluted by the World. During each CEASEFIRE, the other side will remain PEACEFUL and RESPECTFUL.
“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,’” he continued. “This is a War that could have gone on for years, and destroyed the entire Middle East, but it didn’t, and never will!”
There was no immediate confirmation from either Israel or Iran.
The announcement came just hours after Iran fired missiles at a U.S. military base in Qatar in retaliation for weekend strikes on nuclear facilities. The missiles were shot down without causing any casualties, Trump wrote.
Iran alerted U.S. leaders before the strike, Trump said, in an apparent effort to minimize casualties — a signal of de-escalation that Trump appeared ready to accept.
“Iran has officially responded to our Obliteration of their Nuclear Facilities with a very weak response, which we expected, and have very effectively countered,” Trump wrote Monday afternoon. “There have been 14 missiles fired — 13 were knocked down, and 1 was ‘set free,’ because it was headed in a nonthreatening direction. I am pleased to report that NO Americans were harmed, and hardly any damage was done.
“Most importantly, they’ve gotten it all out of their ‘system,’ and there will, hopefully, be no further HATE. 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.”
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said Iran’s counterattack had been anticipated.
“This is the retaliation that was expected,” the Louisiana Republican told reporters in the Capitol, in a video posted to social media by CNN. “So far, so good. No casualties.”
No briefings in advance for Dems
Despite Trump’s description of the “obliteration” of Iranian nuclear facilities, it was unclear Monday how damaged the country’s nuclear program was following the U.S. bombing of three major nuclear enrichment facilities on Saturday, U.S. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said at a Monday press conference.
The New York Democrat said he had not been briefed by the administration ahead of the operation, receiving only a “courtesy call” from the White House that strikes were imminent.
A classified briefing with the so-called Gang of Eight — the Republican and Democratic floor leaders and top members of the Intelligence Committee in each chamber of Congress — is scheduled for Tuesday, he said.
“We’ve seen no evidence to justify (the administration’s) offensive strike in Iran, and we also don’t even know how effective the strike has been,” Jeffries said. “There’s zero evidence that I’ve seen that the nuclear program was completely and totally obliterated, as Donald Trump has claimed, no evidence that has been presented to Congress to suggest that that has occurred. Let’s see what happens at the classified briefing tomorrow.”
Jeffries strongly opposed Trump’s intervention in the war between Iran and Israel without first gaining support of Congress.
But he sidestepped questions about whether the decision was an impeachable offense or if he would support a bipartisan resolution to restrain the president’s power to wage war in Iran.
“The use of military force which is offensive in nature must be approved by the House and the Senate,” he said. “That’s according to the Constitution. It’s not optional, Donald.”
War powers resolution
Jeffries said he had “not taken a look at” the resolution sponsored by Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie and California Democrat Ro Khanna. Due to rules changes under the House GOP majority, consideration of the resolution cannot be forced immediately, he said.
Massie said Monday the resolution had 57 cosponsors in the House.
Johnson said he would not support the resolution.
“I don’t think it’s an appropriate time for a war powers resolution,” Johnson said. “And I don’t think it’s necessary.”
New York Democrat Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and other members of Jeffries’ caucus have suggested impeaching Trump over his use of military force without approval from Congress.
Asked if Democrats would pursue impeachment if they win back the majority in the 2026 mid-term elections, Jeffries indicated that would not be his first step.
“A tool that’s on the table right now is to continue to demand that the administration present itself before the United States Congress and make a case to the American people as to why this extraordinary step has been taken,” he said. “That’s step one. Step two is for the war powers resolution to be debated on the House floor, as should have occurred already, and then we’ll see where we’re at thereafter.”?
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