New details about the Iran-Israel conflict

The Israeli military on Tuesday said that several waves of rocket attacks were launched from Iran. Emergency services reported that three people were killed. These events occurred just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a full ceasefire between Israel and Iran, ending a 12-day war.

Witnesses reported hearing explosions near Tel Aviv and Beersheba in southern Israel. The Israeli army stated that six waves of missiles were launched from Iran. Israel's national ambulance service confirmed that three people were killed in Beersheba — the first fatalities reported in Israel since Trump’s ceasefire announcement late Monday.

A White House official said Trump brokered the ceasefire agreement during a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel agreed to the deal as long as Iran refrained from further attacks.

“Assuming everything works as it should — which it will — I want to congratulate both countries, Israel and Iran, on the Stamina, Courage, and Intelligence to end what should be called ‘THE 12 DAY WAR,’” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

An Iranian official confirmed that Tehran had agreed to the ceasefire, but the country’s foreign minister said hostilities would not cease unless Israel stopped its attacks.

Abbas Araqchi said early Tuesday that if Israel stopped its “illegal aggression” by 4:00 a.m. Tehran time (00:30 GMT), Iran had no intention of continuing its response.

“The final decision on ending our military operations will be made later,” he wrote on X.

Trump appeared to suggest that Israel and Iran would be allowed some time to finish ongoing missions, after which the ceasefire would take effect in stages.

Iran’s semi-official SNN news agency reported that Tehran fired its final wave of missiles before the ceasefire came into effect.

Over the weekend, Israel — joined by the U.S. — launched attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites, accusing Tehran of nearing nuclear weapons capability.

Iran denies ever having a nuclear weapons program. However, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has said that if they chose to build one, “world leaders wouldn’t be able to stop us.”

Israel is believed to be the only country in the Middle East with nuclear weapons, though it neither confirms nor denies this and is not a party to the international Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani secured Tehran’s agreement in a phone call with Iranian officials, according to a source familiar with the negotiations.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and special envoy Steve Witkoff were in both direct and indirect contact with the Iranians, a White House official confirmed.

Earlier, three Israeli officials had signaled that Israel was preparing to wrap up its military operations in Iran and had communicated this to the U.S.

Israel’s Channel 12 reported that Netanyahu instructed cabinet ministers not to speak publicly after a government meeting on Tuesday morning.

Markets responded positively
S&P 500 futures rose by 0.4% on Monday evening, indicating a likely positive open for U.S. markets on Tuesday.

U.S. crude futures fell in Tuesday’s Asian trading session to their lowest level in over a week after Trump’s ceasefire announcement, easing fears of supply disruptions in the region. Read 'Zamin' on Telegram!