{"id":122128,"date":"2025-06-24T17:05:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T15:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=122128"},"modified":"2025-06-24T08:38:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T06:38:06","slug":"24-00-108","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=122128","title":{"rendered":"Trump Announces Iran-Israel Ceasefire, Comes After Tehran Targets US Base in Qatar With No Casualties"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reunion68.com\/Biuletyn\/img\/algem.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35%\" \/><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><span><strong><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/06\/23\/iran-attacks-us-base-qatar-missiles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trump Announces Iran-Israel Ceasefire, Comes After Tehran Targets US Base in Qatar With No Casualties<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Ailin Vilches Arguello<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-23T172826Z_1_LYNXMPEL5M0UG_RTROPTP_4_IRAN-NUCLEAR-QATAR-EXPLOSIONS-1.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Traces are seen in the sky after Iran\u2019s armed forces say they targeted The Al-Udeid base in a missile attack, as seen from Doha, Qatar, June 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS\/Stringer<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">US President Donald Trump on Monday announced a \u201ccomplete and total\u201d ceasefire between Iran and Israel that will begin at midnight, ending the 12-day war between the two Middle Eastern adversaries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In a post on the social media platform Truth Social, Trump said that Iran and Israel will complete their final military missions that are underway, before the truce takes effect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cDuring each CEASEFIRE, the other side will remain PEACEFUL and RESPECTFUL. On the assumption that everything works as it should, which it will, I would like to congratulate both Countries, Israel and Iran, on having the Stamina, Courage, and Intelligence to end, what should be called, \u2018THE 12 DAY WAR,&#8217;\u201d Trump posted. \u201cThis is a War that could have gone on for years, and destroyed the entire Middle East, but it didn\u2019t, and never will! God bless Israel, God bless Iran, God bless the Middle East, God bless the United States of America, and GOD BLESS THE WORLD!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">A senior White House official told the Reuters news agency that\u00a0<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Israel\u00a0<\/span>had agreed the ceasefire so long as Iran does not launch further attacks, adding that Trump brokered the deal in a call with<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">\u00a0Israel<\/span>i Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Trump\u2019s announcement came just a few hours after Iran launched multiple missiles against the<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">\u00a0Al\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Udeid\u00a0<\/span>US airbase in Qatar on Monday, retaliating for\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/06\/22\/totally-obliterated-us-bombs-irans-nuclear-sites-trump-declares-operation-success\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American strikes on Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities<\/a>\u00a0over the weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In a post on X, Qatar\u2019s Foreign Ministry announced the country had successfully intercepted Iranian missiles, noting there were no casualties, but condemned the strikes as \u201cbrazen aggression.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cThe State of Qatar strongly condemns the attack that targeted Al-Udeid Air Base by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. We consider this a flagrant violation of sovereignty,\u201d Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cWe reassured that Qatar\u2019s air defenses successfully thwarted the attack and intercepted the Iranian missiles,\u201d he continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Shortly after the attack, Iran\u2019s Supreme National Security Council also released a statement confirming it had carried out the strike on Qatar \u2014 a Gulf state known for maintaining close ties with Tehran, often acting as a mediator in regional conflicts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cThe base that was targeted in the attack by the powerful Iranian forces was far from urban facilities and residential areas in Qatar,\u201d the statement reads. \u201cThis action did not pose any threat to our friendly and brotherly country, Qatar, and its noble people.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">On Saturday night, the United States\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/06\/22\/us-strikes-against-iran-not-aimed-at-regime-change-pentagon-chief-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">launched a large-scale military strike against Iran<\/a>, destroying key nuclear enrichment facilities, including the heavily fortified Fordow site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In a public address, Trump said that the operation had \u201ccompletely and totally obliterated\u201d Iran\u2019s nuclear capabilities and urged Tehran to \u201cmake peace,\u201d warning that any future aggression would be met with even greater force.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Just before the missile strike on a US base, Iranian President Mahmoud Pezeshkian warned that Saturday\u2019s attacks on Iran\u2019s nuclear sites would not go \u201cunanswered.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cWe neither initiated the war nor wanted it; but we will not leave the aggression against #GreaterIran unanswered. We will stand by the security of this #belovednation with all our being and respond to every wound on Iran\u2019s body with faith, wisdom, and determination,\u201d the Iranian leader wrote in a post on X.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Trump said after the missile launches that Iran had given the US prior notice of the attack, suggesting that the regime was not intending to hurt Americans but rather to save face following the weekend bombing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cIran has officially responded to our Obliteration of their Nuclear Facilities with a very weak response, which we expected, and have very effectively countered. There have been 14 missiles fired \u2014 13 were knocked down, and 1 was \u2018set free,\u2019 because it was headed in a nonthreatening direction,\u201d he wrote in a post on Truth Social. \u201cI am pleased to report that NO Americans were harmed, and hardly any damage was done. Most importantly, they\u2019ve gotten it all out of their \u2018system,\u2019 and there will, hopefully, be no further HATE. I want to thank Iran for giving us early notice, which made it possible for no lives to be lost, and nobody to be injured. Perhaps Iran can now proceed to Peace and Harmony in the Region, and I will enthusiastically encourage Israel to do the same.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Trump then noted in a follow-up post that no Qataris were injured in the attack and thanked \u201cthe Highly Respected Emir of Qatar for all that he has done in seeking Peace for the Region.\u201d The Algemeiner has previously reported on Qatar\u2019s extensive support for terrorist groups such as Hamas and its\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/05\/14\/trump-signs-major-deals-qatar-new-report-reveals-dohas-40-billion-influence-network-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">far-reaching financial entanglements within American institutions<\/a>, which experts describe as a coordinated effort to influence US policy making and public opinion in Doha\u2019s favor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">After widespread media speculation over whether the US would intervene in the Iran-Israel conflict, Trump chose to join\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/06\/12\/israel-strikes-irans-nuclear-sites-military-leadership-us-denies-involvement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Israel\u2019s military campaign<\/a>\u00a0against military installations and nuclear sites across Iran, aiming to eliminate what Israeli officials described as an imminent nuclear threat following the collapse of nuclear negotiations between Washington and Tehran.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Tehran has not only launched retaliatory strikes against US assets in the Middle East but also threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz \u2014 a narrow waterway through which roughly 20 percent of the world\u2019s oil and gas supply passes \u2014 and mobilize proxy groups in response to the latest American attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The Iranian parliament has approved a plan to close the strait, but the final decision rests with the country\u2019s top security council, Iran\u2019s Press TV reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Beyond Qatar, Iranian-state run media reported that Tehran launched missile attacks on a US base in Iraq. An Iraqi security official told The Associated Press that Iraqis were informed by US officials that missiles were launched toward the Ain al-Assad base housing US troops in western Iraq, but the missiles never arrived. As of this writing, there is no confirmed attack on the base in Iraq.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The main US military base in Syria was also put on high alert for potential attacks by Iran or its proxy terrorist groups.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Amid the escalating Israel-Iran war, Iran\u2019s parliament on Tuesday announced that its national security committee had approved the general outline of a bill to fully suspend\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/06\/12\/iran-threatens-withdraw-nuclear-non-proliferation-treaty-boosts-uranium-enrichment-iaea-censure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tehran\u2019s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency<\/a>\u00a0(IAEA), the UN\u2019s nuclear watchdog, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\" \/>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><em>Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion&#8217;68,<\/em><em><br \/>\nani te\u017c webmastera Blogu Reunion&#8217;68, chyba ze jest to wyra\u017anie zaznaczone.<br \/>\nTwoje uwagi, linki, w\u0142asne artyku\u0142y lub wiadomo\u015bci prze\u015blij na adres:<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"mailto:webmaster@reunion68.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">webmaster@reunion68.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%;\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump Announces Iran-Israel Ceasefire, Comes After Tehran Targets US Base in Qatar With No Casualties Ailin Vilches Arguello Traces are seen in the sky after Iran\u2019s armed forces say they targeted The Al-Udeid base in a missile attack, as seen from Doha, Qatar, June 23, 2025. 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