Trump says Israel and Iran have negotiated ‘complete’ ceasefire

After the US president announced the ceasefire would start in coming hours, Iran and Israel exchanged several waves of strikes

In this image provided by the White House, President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, sit in the Situation Room, Saturday, June 21, 2025, at the White House in Washington. (The White House via AP)

Donald Trump has claimed that Israel and Iran have negotiated a ceasefire, halting a two-week-old war that has killed hundreds in tit-for-tat strikes by Israeli warplanes and Iranian ballistic missiles.

Just after 5am Irish time on Tuesday, the US president posted to social media that the ceasefire was now in effect and asked both countries not to violate it.