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US-Brokered Ceasefire Between Israel and Iran Takes Hold Despite Early Violations

It follows almost two weeks of tit-for-tat strikes on nuclear and military sites.

Fire and smoke rise into the sky after an Israeli attack on the Shahran oil depot on June 15, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. Iran's foreign minister said the country would respond decisively and proportionally to a wave of attacks that Israel launched beginning in the early hours of June 13. The attacks targeted multiple military, scientific and residential locations, as well as senior government officials.
Jewish migrants making Aliyah (immigration to Israel) are handed miniature Israeli flags upon disembarking from an Israeli El Al airlines aircraft after their arrival at Ben Gurion Airport in Lod on June 25, 2025.
A woman walks past a residential building that was hit in an Israeli strike covered with a big Iranian flag, in Tehran on June 25, 2025. A fragile ceasefire in the Iran-Israel war appeared to be holding on June 25, after 12 days of strikes that saw Israel and the United States pummel the Islamic republic’s nuclear facilities. (Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

Overview

  • The truce went into effect at 7 am local time on Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced the agreement on social media.
  • Minutes after the ceasefire began, Iran launched missiles at Israeli territory and Israel retaliated by destroying a radar installation near Tehran.
  • The Israeli prime minister’s office reported that Israel paused further attacks after conducting a pre-dawn strike in Tehran that killed hundreds of Basij and security forces personnel.
  • Tehran and Tel Aviv have largely restored normal operations with Iran lifting internet restrictions and Israel reopening Ben-Gurion Airport to full flights.
  • Global leaders and mediators are urging the ceasefire to expand to Gaza as the enclave’s death toll surpasses 56,000 and talks on an Israel-Hamas truce are under way