US President Donald Trump has said “the ceasefire is now in effect” between Iran and Israel. He said in a post on Truth Social, reports Al Jazeera.
“Please do not violate it!” Trump added.
Neither Iran nor Israel have officially confirmed the agreement announced earlier by Trump on ending the conflict that has killed hundreds in Iran and two dozen in Israel.
The US leader had said the ceasefire would be a phased 24-hour process beginning at around 04:00 GMT on Tuesday, with Iran unilaterally halting all operations. Israel would follow suit 12 hours later.
Meanwhile, Iranian and Israeli media channels are reporting that the ceasefire between their two nations has begun. But confusions still swirls over the ceasefire’ precise details and timing.
Iran’s Press TV, which is run by Iran’s state-run television operation, said: “Ceasefire begins following four waves of Iranian attacks on Israeli-occupied territories”.
The semi-official Tasnim news agency reported one line on its Telegram channel saying a ceasefire had entered its “enforcement stage”.
Israeli news outlets Channel 12 and Ynet also ran headlines saying the ceasefire had come into effect.
Iran’s state media earlier on Tuesday declared a ceasefire had been “imposed on the enemy” but did not give a precise time.
Israel’s government has yet to make any official comment.
Bd-pratidin English/TR
