By Joseph Lord
Contributing Writer
President Donald Trump on Monday afternoon announced that Israel and Iran have agreed to a phased-in cease-fire, declaring an end to what he referred to as “the 12 Day War.”
“It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a complete and total CEASEFIRE … at which point the war will be considered, ended!” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
Both sides were to wind down their final military operations within six hours, in a process that Trump expects to be “PEACEFUL and RESPECTFUL” on both sides. A formal cease-fire would begin in approximately 12 hours, while the conflict will be declared over within 24 hours, Trump said.
“I would like to congratulate both countries, Israel and Iran, on having the stamina, courage, and intelligence to end, what should be called, ‘The 12 Day War,’” Trump wrote. “This is a war that could have gone on for years, and destroyed the entire Middle East, but it didn’t, and never will!”
Vice President JD Vance hailed the cease-fire between Israel and Iran during an interview on Fox News on Monday. He told Fox News host Bret Baier that the president has hit the “reset button” for the region.
“I think the president really hit the reset button and said, ‘Look, let’s actually produce long-term peace for the region,’” Vance said.
“I actually think when we look back, we will say the 12-Day War was an important reset moment for the entire region.”
Vance portrayed the moment as an opportunity for Iran to pursue a “path of peace.” He added that the Iranians’ support of terror networks and failure to develop a nuclear weapon demonstrated “they’re just not very good at war.”
