Overview

• President Trump announced Monday that Israel and Iran agreed to a “total ceasefire” with each side set to halt hostilities by the 12th hour.
• Former White House NSC coordinator Brett McGurk lauded Trump’s national security team and highlighted the swift diplomatic progress in de-escalating the conflict.
• Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi posted that military operations would continue until the 4 a.m. deadline, and Israeli defenses detected a missile launch shortly afterward.
• Ongoing backchannel talks in Cairo involve a Hamas delegation pursuing a concurrent ceasefire in Gaza as part of broader regional diplomacy.
• European governments have warned they will reinstate international sanctions on Iran if negotiations do not yield results by October.