Israel agrees to ceasefire with Iran as Trump tells both countries ‘do not violate it’
Donald Trump says a ceasefire between Israel and Iran is now in effect, after 12 days of deadly attacks that raised fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East
Israel says it agreed to the ceasefire after “eliminating the Iranian nuclear threat”; Iran earlier said it would only stop its attacks if Israel did the same
The news has been met with a huge sigh of relief across the region, the BBC’s Lyse Doucet writes
Hours before the ceasefire came into effect, Israel and Iran continued launching deadly attacks
Tehran endured one of its worst nights of the conflict, our BBC Persian reporter writes, while officials in Israel say four people were killed
It comes after Iran launched missiles at a US airbase in response to strikes on its nuclear sites over the weekend – Qatar said all the missiles were intercepted
