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Israel-Iran live: Trump announces Israel-Iran ceasefire has begun and tells them: 'Please do not violate it'

Donald Trump announces a "total" ceasefire has been agreed between Israel and Iran, ending their 12-day conflict. Tehran, meanwhile, says it has stopped its attacks - with state TV claiming the US president "begged" for a ceasefire. Listen to Trump 100 as you scroll.

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In pictures: Aftermath of missile attack in southern Israel

Here are the scenes in southern Israel this morning, where emergency services are at the site of an overnight Iranian missile attack.

Israeli medics say four people have been killed and at least a dozen more injured after an Iranian missile hit a residential building in Beer Sheba.

Trump 'begged' Tehran for ceasefire, Iranian TV claims

Iranian state media reported news of Donald Trump's ceasefire overnight by claiming it had been "imposed" on Israel following Tehran's "successful" military response to "US aggression".

As a reminder, Iran launched an attack against a US military base in Qatar yesterday in response to America's own strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities a day earlier. 

And in an indication as to how Tehran plans to sell the halt in attacks to the Iranian public, state TV claimed Trump requested the ceasefire "in a begging-like manner".

Trump himself had a different version of events. On Truth Social, he said Israel and Iran approached him "almost simultaneously, and said, peace". 

At this point, "I knew the time was now" he added.

Podcast: Iran strikes back, the US calls it quits... is that it?

It's been a head-spinning few hours. Thankfully, the Trump 100 team is on hand to unpack it all.

US correspondents Mark Stone and James Matthews take in the latest updates from the Israel-Iran conflict, including Donald Trump's surprise ceasefire announcement.

They also ask the question on many people's lips - what's happened to Iran's highly enriched uranium?

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Ceasefire 'now in effect', Trump says

Donald Trump says the ceasefire between Israel and Iran is "now in effect".

"PLEASE DO NOT VIOLATE IT," he adds in a post on Truth Social.

As we've mentioned, Iranian state media has reported the ceasefire has started. 

We're yet to hear official confirmation from Israel.

Four killed in southern Israel

Israeli emergency services say the number of people killed in an Iranian strike in the city of Beer Sheba has now risen to four.

Magen David Adom added that at least a dozen people were also injured.

As we mentioned in our last post, Israel's military says its citizens can now leave protected areas, signalling the end of Iranian missile threats.

Iranian state media has also reported that the ceasefire with Israel has now begun following four waves of missile attacks.

If you're just joining us, here's the latest

Good morning and welcome back to our live coverage of the Israel-Iran conflict.

If you're just joining us, here's what's happened overnight:

  • Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that a "total" ceasefire had been agreed between Iran and Israel to end their current conflict;
  • The announcement came hours after Iran launched a missile attack on a US military base in Qatar in response to American strikes on its nuclear facilities;
  • Israel is yet to comment publicly on the ceasefire, while Iran's foreign minister said Tehran would keep fighting "until the very last minute":
  • Overnight missile attacks were subsequently reported in both countries, with Israel's emergency services saying four people were killed in the south of the country after an Iranian strike on a residential area;
  • In the last hour, Iranian state media reported that the ceasefire had begun following four waves of attacks on Israel;
  • Israel's military, meanwhile, has said its citizens can now leave protected areas, signalling the end of Iranian missile threats.
Ceasefire begins - Iranian media

Iranian state television says its ceasefire with Israel has now begun.

Earlier, Tehran's foreign minister said his country's armed forces would keep fighting "until the very last minute".

Three killed in southern Israel after Iranian strike, medics say

Three people have died in southern Israel after an Iranian missile struck a residential building in the city of Beer Sheba, emergency services say.

In an update online, Magen David Adom says one woman and two men died, while two more have been taken to hospital in a moderate condition.

Trump posts again as proposed ceasefire timeline arrives

It's just gone past midnight in Washington DC, but Donald Trump is still posting on his Truth Social account.

The president says the ceasefire "deal" between Israel and Iran (which is still yet to be confirmed by either country) would not have been possible without America's B-2 bomber pilots.

He says their mission two days ago to strike Iran's nuclear facilities "brought everyone together" and led to a deal.

As a reminder, Trump's initial post announcing the ceasefire said it would begin "approximately six hours" from when he made the announcement. That time has just passed.

Analysis: Neither Israel nor Iran seem committed to Trump's script

By James Matthews, US correspondent

These days, peace is a post on social media. On Donald Trump's Truth Social site, it came in two parts.

Part one read: "CONGRATULATIONS WORLD, IT'S TIME FOR PEACE."    

The Magna Carta it wasn't, but it was a peace treaty for our times - a US president announcing there would be no retaliation against Iran's missile attack.

An anxious world watching for US bombers returning to Iranian skies could cool its jets - and the primetime president could feel vindicated, having enjoyed strategic success.

Trump has tweaked the politics and military landscape around Iran to suit US interests, without a single American life lost.

He had framed US intervention in Iran as an effort to prevent a "forever" foreign war, not to provoke it, and he is sitting pretty, following ugly predictions he'd be sucked into conflict.  

Then, on Truth Social, there was peace "part two".

A couple of hours after announcing non-retaliation, Trump wrote the sequel: "Ceasefire."

He posted: "CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE!" - saying a "complete and total" ceasefire had been fully agreed between Israel and Iran.  

Quite the day of problem-solving for the self-styled "peacemaker-in-chief". Quite the day of problems unsolved too - time will tell.  

As deadlines loomed, neither Israel nor Iran appeared fully committed to the Trump script, and fresh missiles were fired overnight.

Daytime will test the durability of a ceasefire. There are motivations on both sides to continue a conflict in which both see the other as an existential threat. 

Can Tehran regard Donald Trump as a trusted broker of peace when he floated the idea of regime change in Iran, as pursued by Israel?

Can Israel be convinced to pull back on its military advantage when its instinct will be to reinforce superiority and undermine an Iranian rebuild?

Trump's influence will be tested, as ever, when he flies to a NATO summit in The Netherlands today. For him, it can be a difficult crowd and one for whom he remains a mystery.  

A positive result in the Middle East will help to confound their curiosity, for the better.

It's the most important day for Donald Trump since the last one.