The ceasefire deal between Israel and Iran, first announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, now appears to be holding.
The ceasefire came into effect yesterday afternoon.
While there were initially accusations that it had been breached, missiles have now stopped.
Here’s the latest.
Background
Two weeks ago, the UN’s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), warned Iran was not able to show evidence “its nuclear material was not being diverted for... military use”.
The following day, Israel launched strikes across Iran, including nuclear sites. Iran struck back on Israeli cities Tel Aviv and Haifa.
Both sides have said they were aiming for military infrastructure; both have killed civilians.
Iranian authorities report more than 606 deaths, mostly civilians. Israeli officials report 27 civilian deaths.
Over the weekend, the U.S. hit three nuclear facilities across Iran: Fordo, Natanz, and Esfahan.
Iran retaliated by firing more than a dozen missiles at a U.S. military base in Qatar.
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Within hours of the Iranian strike on the U.S. base, a ceasefire was announced by President Donald Trump.
Ceasefire
Soon after the ceasefire was meant to come into effect, Israel alleged Iran had launched strikes in a breach of the truce. Israel said it would “respond forcefully” to Iran’s alleged strikes.
Iran denied that it had breached the ceasefire by launching new missiles.
U.S. President Donald Trump then warned Israel not to launch more missiles.
In a post to Truth Social, Trump said: “Israel. Do not drop those bombs. If you do it is a major violation.”
Speaking to reporters shortly after, Trump doubled down on his criticism of Israel and Iran following the alleged breaches of the ceasefire.
He said: “We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f**k they’re doing.”
Trump suggested Iran’s missiles could have been a mistake, and said they did not land in Israel.
Trump said: “I’m not happy with Israel… I’m not happy with Iran either.”
However, in the hours since these comments, it appears the ceasefire has been holding.
If it does continue to hold, it will have brought an end to 12 days of fighting.
