Israel-Iran war live: Trump says ceasefire is now in effect amid confusion over timeline of agreement

<p>A senior White House official said Trump had brokered the deal in a call with Benjamin Netanyahu; Iranians report some of the most intense Israeli bombings of the war overnight </p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/23/trump-israel-iran-ceasefire">Full report: Trump says Israel and Iran have negotiated ‘complete’ ceasefire</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>As dawn broke in Israel and Iran, confusion reigned as to whether the two countries were still at war.</strong> <strong>Israelis, who fell asleep to the news that a ceasefire had been agreed to, woke up to four consecutive missile warnings,</strong> heading back and forth to the shelters as a missile hit a residential building in Be’er Sheva, killing three, according to the Israel fire and rescue centre.<br /><br />
Iran experienced some of its most intense Israeli bombings yet overnight, with one social media users in Tehran writing “the bombardment tonight in Tehran was extremely intense. For a full hour the explosions wouldn’t stop. We are a completely defenseless people.”</p><p><strong>It was unclear whether the attacks were simply growing pains of a ceasefire, or if hostilities were to continue.</strong> US President Donald Trump had announced the ceasefire a little after midnight on Tuesday, but neither Israeli nor Iranian officials have said they agreed to it.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/24/israel-iran-war-live-updates-trump-declares-ceasefire-tehran-attack-us-base-qatar">Continue reading...</a>