Trump Says Israel, Iran Have Agreed to Cease-Fire That Could End 12-Day War

The conflict will be declared over by midnight Wednesday, the U.S. president says.
Trump Says Israel, Iran Have Agreed to Cease-Fire That Could End 12-Day War
President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the White House on June 21, 2025. Carlos Barria/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
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President Donald Trump on June 23 announced that Israel and Iran have agreed to a cease-fire, declaring the beginning of an end to what he referred to as “the 12-Day War.”

“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 in a post on his Truth Social platform just after 6 p.m. EDT.