- Vance, Rubio and Special Envoy Witkoff involved in communication with Iran.
- Trump says “complete and total” ceasefire between Israel, Iran to go into force.
- Official says Trump called for conversations with Israel and Iran shortly after we strike.
President Donald Trump sparked a ceasefire between Israel and Iran through conversations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, while his team, including Vice President JD Vance, held conversations with Tehran, said an official of the White House.
The official who provided details of the ceasefire on condition of anonymity, Israel said, as long as Iran does not launch fresh attacks. Iran signaled that no further attack would take place, the official said.
Vance, State Secretary Marco Rubio and US special envoy Steve Witkoff were involved in direct and indirect communication with Iran, the official said.
Trump said earlier on Monday that a “complete and total” truce between Israel and Iran would take effect in the coming hours, moments after both sides threatened new attacks.
Iran launched missiles against a US airbase that caused no loss after US bombers fell £ 30,000 Bunker-Busters on Iranian underground nuclear facilities this weekend.
The official said Trump called for conversations with Israel and Iran shortly after the United States strikes.
“He directed his team on Saturday night, ‘Let’s get on the phone .. with the Iranians,'” said the official. “‘Get me Bibi. We want to make peace,'” the official said, quoting Trump.
Trump’s team had negotiated with Iran on five different occasions in the weeks leading up to the conflict, but the negotiations collapsed when Iran would not return from its demand that it will continue to enrich uranium.
Trump announced on Thursday that he would make a decision on US use of power “within two weeks”, but by Saturday afternoon he had ordered the United States to bomb the Iranian facilities.
Trump’s unprecedented decision to bomb Iran’s nuclear sites early Sunday marked a step that he had long promised to avoid – to intervene militarily in a major foreign war.
Moving to join us Ally Israel in military strikes stirred concerns within his right -wing “makes America great again” political base, which has clung to his promises to avoid foreign enthusiasts.
A ceasefire if it holds can put that criticism and strengthen Trump’s portrayal of himself as a peace champion.
The fluid’s ceasefire came out of a day of conversations that Trump conducted in the oval office. The president spoke directly to Netanyahu, who has been a spokesman throughout the conflict with more US military involvement.
Trump has “shown restraint” and made it clear that he kept us interesting central to his goal, the official said.
