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Israel’s emergency services said three people were killed after a missile struck a residential building in the southern Israel city of Beer Sheva.
The emergency service Magen David Adom (MDA) said earlier a man around 40 years old, a woman about 30 years old and a man around 20 years old were critically wounded.
Six other people were being treated with light to moderate injuries, an MDA spokesperson said.
The Israel Defense Forces said it identified missiles launched from Iran toward Israel and instructed residents to enter bomb shelters.
US President Donald Trump claimed late Monday night that Israel and Iran reached out to him almost simultaneously about peace between the two regions, as the Israeli military said it had identified missiles launched toward the nation from Iran.
Trump, just a few hours after he announced a ceasefire deal, said in a post on Truth Social: “Israel & Iran came to me, almost simultaneously, and said, ‘PEACE!’ I knew the time was NOW. The World, and the Middle East, are the real WINNERS! Both Nations will see tremendous LOVE, PEACE, AND PROSPERITY in their futures.”
“They have so much to gain, and yet, so much to lose if they stray from the road of RIGHTEOUSNESS & TRUTH. The future for Israel & Iran is UNLIMITED, & filled with great PROMISE. GOD BLESS YOU BOTH!” the president wrote.
CNN has reported that Trump and a group of his top diplomatic and security officials worked furiously behind-the-scenes to try to broker a peace deal to end the conflict between Iran and Israel in the hours after Iran launched a missile attack on a US base in Qatar.
Moments before Trump’s post, the Israeli military said it had identified missiles launched toward Israel from Iran and said its defensive systems were activated.
Iranian state media announced Tuesday local time that a ceasefire has been “imposed on the enemy” after the country’s military response to “US aggression.”
CNN’s Fred Pleitgen reports anti-aircraft fire lighting up the sky over the Iranian capital Tehran, after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
Air defenses remain active in Iran after ceasefire announcement 
A missile hit a residential building in the southern Israel city of Beer Sheva, according to Israeli authorities.
Firefighters are currently working to search the area, Shiral Ben David, a spokesperson for Israel Fire and Rescue said Tuesday morning local time.
Photos from the scene shared by Israel’s emergency services, Magen David Adom (MDA) showed debris at the scene and emergency services responding to the explosion.
Earlier, a video filmed by a CNN producer in Jerusalem showed several rockets flying through the sky as sirens sounded across the country and the military warned of a new wave of missiles launched from Iran.
Oil prices extended their slide during Tuesday trade in Asia as Iranian state media announced a ceasefire deal, easing investors’ concerns over supply disruptions.
US West Texas Intermediate crude last slumped by 2% to $67.13 per barrel, hitting its lowest level in nearly two weeks. Brent crude, the global benchmark, was down 1.8% to $67.17 a barrel.
Late on Monday, Trump announced what he called “a complete and total” ceasefire between Israel and Iran in a post on social media, which he said he hoped would become permanent. Iranian state media announced Tuesday a ceasefire has been “imposed on the enemy.”
On Monday, oil prices lost more than 7% after Iran launched targeted and limited missiles strike at US bases in Qatar. US crude tumbled 7.2% to settle at $68.51 a barrel, the biggest one-day drop since early April and one of the worst days over the past three years. Brent closed at $71.48 a barrel, down 7.2%, the steepest since August 2022, according to Reuters.
The last time US oil traded below $70 was June 12, a day before Israel began launching strikes at Iran’s nuclear facilities. The decline in crude prices marks a dramatic turnaround from Sunday evening, when prices spiked 6% to as high as $78.50 a barrel.Oil prices had jumped over 10% to a five-month high since the start of hostilities, over concerns of potential disruption to global oil supply.
Iranian state media announced Tuesday a ceasefire has been “imposed on the enemy” after the country’s military response to “US aggression,” hours after Iran’s retaliatory attacks against a US base in Qatar.
“The Sepah (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) successful missile operations in response to US aggression and the exemplary steadfastness and unity of our dear people in defending our land, has imposed ceasefire on the enemy,” an anchor with state-run Iran National News Network said in a live broadcast.
The anchor did not give a time for when the ceasefire would take place.
US President Donald Trump requested the ceasefire between Iran and Israel “in a begging-like manner” shortly after Iran’s strikes toward the US’s Al Udeid base in Qatar, the anchor said.
“Last evening, only an hour after the successful missile attack by the Sepah on America’s Al Udeid Base in Qatar, in a begging-like manner of urging, Trump requested the initiation of a ceasefire in the imposed Zionist enemy war against our country,” the anchor said.
The Israeli military said it has identified missiles launched toward Israel from Iran, and that its defensive systems were activated.
“A short while ago, sirens sounded in several areas across Israel following the identification of missiles launched from Iran toward the State of Israel,” the Israel Defense Forces said.
“At this time, the IAF (Israeli Air Force) is operating to intercept and strike where necessary to eliminate the threat.”
The alert comes after Iran’s Foreign Minister hinted hostilities may have ended, and that Iran would halt its military response if Israel stopped its strikes on Iran by 4 a.m. local time in Tehran.
It is now shortly before 6 a.m in Iran.
Iran on Monday fired about a dozen short and medium-range ballistic missiles at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the largest US military facility in the Middle East, and home to thousands of US troops.
US and Iraqi officials said Iran gave notice that the strike was coming, and Patriot missile batteries were able to shoot down all but one of the incoming projectiles. No one was killed or wounded in Qatar.
The base — about 20 miles southwest of the Qatari capital of Doha — was largely empty of US aircraft at the time of the Iranian strikes, as satellite photos show they had been flown out before the US B-2 bomber strike on Iran at the weekend.
Al Udeid is vital to the US military’s position in the Middle East.
It’s the forward headquarters of the Tampa, Florida-based US Central Command, which controls military activities across the region.
Other key tenants are Central Command’s Combined Air Operations Center and the US Air Force’s 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, which calls itself “the regional epicenter of power projection.”
Besides hosting rotating combat aircraft, the bases has key logistics, refueling and medical facilities.
Al Udeid has been active in supporting US operations in conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria.
According to the US State Department, Qatar has supported base development with an $8 billion investment since 2003.
Trump himself visited the base during his Middle East trip last month.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi thanked Iran’s armed forces and said military operations against Israel “continued until the very last minute,” hinting that hostilities may have ended.
“The military operations of our powerful Armed Forces to punish Israel for its aggression continued until the very last minute, at 4 a.m.” Araghchi said in a post on X.
Earlier, Araghchi had said Iran would halt its military response if Israel stopped its strikes on Iran by 4 a.m. local time in Tehran, which is 30 minutes ahead of Israel. Araghchi’s latest post came just after 4 a.m. in Israel.
“Together with all Iranians, I thank our brave Armed Forces who remain ready to defend our dear country until their last drop of blood, and who responded to any attack by the enemy until the very last minute.”
CNN’s Fareed Zakaria reacts to President Donald Trump announcing a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, which he says he hopes to become permanent. Neither Iran nor Israel has made any comments about a pending ceasefire.
@cnnCNN’s Fareed Zakaria reacts to President Donald Trump announcing a ceasefire between Israel and Iran which he says he hopes to become permanent. Neither Iran nor Israel has made any comments about a pending ceasefire.
House Democrats are divided over US President Donald Trump’s handling of Iran after he announced a ceasefire between Iran and Israel that the US helped broker after the president authorized strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities this weekend.
Here’s what some lawmakers are saying:
- Democratic Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, told reporters if a ceasefire is sustained in the region “that would be a good thing,” but acknowledged he still has concerns about threats to the US and constitutional issues. He also said that questions remain about the state of Iran’s nuclear program.
- Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz of Florida said it “sounds like a win for the country,” when asked if Trump deserves credit. “If you’re telling me that Israel was able to degrade the Iranian military, and the president was able to degrade Iran’s nuclear capabilities in 12 days, and Iran was unable to respond in any meaningful way, and no American was harmed in the process … that sounds like a win for the country.”
- Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York said she believes Trump’s announcement of a ceasefire was essentially a “very grave public admission” that he had entered a war without congressional approval. Ocasio-Cortez has called for Trump to be impeached for authorizing the strikes, saying the decision was made “without any legal approval, unconstitutionally.”
- Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden of Wisconsin slammed Democrats reactions to Trump’s handling of Iran, saying they “sided with a terrorist regime over the President of the United States and America.” He contended Trump acted within his Article II constitutional powers.
- Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky said it’s “too soon to say” whether the president deserves credit for driving Iran to a ceasefire with Israel. “There was another way to do this where you could still get the credit, where you do it constitutionally,” he told CNN. Massie has been deeply critical of Trump for authorizing the strikes on Iran without congressional approval.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said there was currently no ceasefire agreement with Israel, but said Iran would halt its military response if Israel stopped its strikes on Iran by 4 a.m. local time there.
“As Iran has repeatedly made clear: Israel launched war on Iran, not the other way around,” Araghchi said in a post on X.
“As of now, there is NO ‘agreement’ on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations.”
Araghchi added that if Israel stops its “illegal aggression” against Iran “no later than 4 a.m. Tehran time, we have no intention to continue our response afterwards.”
It is coming up to 4:30 a.m. local time in Tehran.
“The final decision on the cessation of our military operations will be made later,” he said.
Some context: A senior White House official previously told CNN that Israel agreed to a ceasefire deal on the condition that Iran stop its attacks in their country. Iran agreed to those terms, the source said.
US President Donald Trump made a series of phone calls to members of Congress and others about how the freshly-brokered ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran came together.
The White House was largely silent throughout the day on Monday, leaving virtually all communication to the president’s social media account. But officials began offering more details, even as they kept careful watch as the first proposed ceasefire deadline approached in the Middle East.
“This ceasefire was only made possible because of President Trump’s strong leadership and perseverance for peace,” a senior White House official said, offering a window into a day-long series of calls and meetings the president, vice president and others conducted.
Trump is scheduled to travel to the NATO summit on Tuesday.
Israel launched multiple attacks in different areas of the Iranian capital Tehran, Iran’s state-aligned Tasnim news agency reported early Tuesday local time.
In a photo geolocated by CNN, a large plume of dark smoke was seen rising from central Tehran.
The action came after Israel earlier warned residents in the neighborhoods of Mehran and District 6 that it will carry out operations there. Earlier, the military had also issued evacuation warnings for District 7.
Israel agreed to the ceasefire deal on the condition that Iran stop its attacks in their country, a senior White House official told CNN. Iran agreed to those terms, the source said.
During the negotiations, US President Donald Trump communicated directly with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Marco Rubio and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff negotiated the terms, through direct and indirect channels, with the Iranians.
The White House maintains that the deal was only possible due to the US strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities on Saturday.
Trump also spoke directly with the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, during which he thanked him for his help in mediating the ceasefire agreement, the official said.
Within the last half hour, Trump has returned to the West Wing, where the Marine is standing watch.
He had originally returned to the residence shortly after 6 pm. An official said he’s making calls. He is not expected to make any more public appearances Monday.
Iran agreed to a US-proposed ceasefire with Israel following talks mediated by the Qatari government, a diplomat briefed on the talks told CNN.
US President Donald Trump asked the Emir of Qatar to broker the ceasefire agreement with Iran, the diplomat said, following Iran’s retaliatory attacks against a US base in Qatar.
The Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani secured Iran’s agreement on Monday, the official said, which Trump then announced to the world on social media.
Neither the Israeli nor Iranian governments have yet confirmed their agreement to the ceasefire.
CNN’s Clarissa Ward is in Tel Aviv as Iran launched strikes toward a US military base in neighboring Qatar, but according to one source, the Iranians warned the Qataris that the strikes were coming. In short, the US likely knew ahead of time. Ward breaks down why Tehran issued the warning and what it did.
@cnnCNN’s Clarissa Ward is in Tel Aviv as Iran launched strikes towards a US military base in neighboring Qatar, but according to one source, the Iranians warned the Qataris that the strikes were coming. In short, the US likely knew ahead of time. Ward breaks down why Tehran issued the warning and what it did. #cnn #news #iran #tehran #qatar #iranian #qatari #doha
You can also view the video on YouTube Shorts.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting with his narrow security cabinet, a source familiar with the matter said.
The meeting includes:
- Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer
- Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar
- Defense Minister Israel Katz
- Shas party chair Aryeh Deri
- National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir
- Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich
The meeting comes after Netanyahu met with his broader security cabinet.
President Donald Trump spoke with the Emir of Qatar today and told him that the US was able to get Israel to agree to a ceasefire with Iran, said a source familiar with the matter.
Trump then asked Qatar to work on persuading Iran to also agree to a ceasefire, the source said. Vice President JD Vance then coordinated with the Qatari Prime Minister’s office on details.
After speaking with the Qatari Prime Minister the Iranians agreed to the ceasefire proposal, the source said.
CNN has reached out to the White House for comment.
Trump also spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to broker that side of the deal, a US official says, in a series of phone calls that Trump, Vance and others had today.
