Srinagar, June 24 -- Trump outlined a phased ceasefire mechanism. Iran will begin the ceasefire, followed by Israel 12 hours later, culminating in a formal end to hostilities after 24 hours.
"Officially, Iran will start the CEASEFIRE and, upon the 12th Hour, Israel will start the CEASEFIRE and, upon the 24th Hour, an Official END to THE 12 DAY WAR will be saluted by the World," Trump declared.
Iran did not immediately acknowledge any ceasefire and heavy Israeli strikes continued in Tehran and other cities early Tuesday.
Earlier Monday, Iranlaunched a missile attack on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of three key Iranian nuclear facilities.
Hours earlier, three Israeli officials had signaled Israel was...