Israel warned its public to take shelter after detecting missile launches from Iran early Tuesday.
The launches came after 4 a.m. local time in Tehran, the time Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran would stop its attacks if Israel ended their airstrikes.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on social media Monday that Israel and Iran have agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire” to be phased in over 24 hours.
It is unclear yet how the latest developments will impact possible ceasefire agreements.
Qatar responds to Monday’s attack:
A Qatari military officer said Iran fired 19 missiles at the U.S. Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, and one impacted the facility but caused no casualties.
The number of missiles differed from a figure given by Trump, who said 14 missiles were fired, 13 were knocked down and one was “set free.”
Trump says Iran gave warning:
Trump says Iran alerted the U.S. before targeting the military base, thanking its leaders for the “early notice.”
He also said he hopes that’s the only response to the American strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites.
How we got here:
Israel launched a surprise barrage of attacks on sites in Iran on June 13, which Israeli officials said was necessary to head off what they claimed was an imminent threat that Iran would build nuclear bombs.
Iran has retaliated with a series of missile and drone strikes in Israel, while Israel has continued to strike sites in Iran. (AP)
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