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By Mark Stone, US correspondent

I鈥檝e spoken to a diplomat involved in the fast-moving developments of the past 12 hours. 

The diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity because they are not permitted to speak publicly, told me that Donald Trump called the Emir of Qatar on Monday evening. 

Trump told the emir that he had a commitment from Israel that it would cease its attacks on Iran. Trump asked the emir to try to secure the same commitment from the Iranians. 

The Qatari PM and Vice President JD Vance engaged on the details of what they hoped could be achieved. 

The Qatari PM then spoke to Iranians (it鈥檚 not clear who within the Iranian power structure the Qataris spoke to and my source wouldn鈥檛 say). The Iranians agreed to stop their attacks. 

Shortly after, Iranian foreign minister Araghchi tweeted the confirmation, saying: 鈥淭he military operations of our powerful Armed Forces to punish Israel for its aggression continued until the very last minute, at 4am. Together with all Iranians, I thank our brave Armed Forces who remain ready to defend our dear country until their last drop of blood, and who responded to any attack by the enemy until the very last minute.鈥�

My source could not comment on the complex timeline (six hours, 12 hours, 24 hours) laid out in Donald Trump鈥檚 Truth Social post, but it鈥檚 thought that this might have been overtaken now by agreements made by Trump, the Israelis, the Iranians, and Qatar. Time will tell. 

It鈥檚 clear from the tone of the messages I have had from various sources that the pace and style of the developments of the past 12 to 24 hours have left even these seasoned diplomats startled.

Messages from several Middle Eastern diplomats have included emojis reflecting exasperation, surprise and bewilderment.

About four hours after claiming that a "total ceasefire" has been agreed between Israel and Iran - something denied by Tehran - the US president has posted again on his social network.

He wrote: "Israel & Iran came to me, almost simultaneously, and said, 鈥淧EACE!鈥� I knew the time was NOW. The World, and the Middle East, are the real WINNERS! 

"Both Nations will see tremendous LOVE, PEACE, AND PROSPERITY in their futures. They have so much to gain, and yet, so much to lose if they stray from the road of RIGHTEOUSNESS & TRUTH. 

"The future for Israel & Iran is UNLIMITED, & filled with great PROMISE. GOD BLESS YOU BOTH!"

Trump's post didn't acknowledge an earlier X post from Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, who said no "agreement" has been made to end its military operations.

Despite Donald Trump claiming that a ceasefire is about to come into effect, Israel's Defence Forces says Iran has launched a fresh round of missiles towards its territory.

Sirens have sounded in several areas - and members of the public who received an alert have been ordered to take shelter.

Explosions were later heard over Tel Aviv.

Iran's foreign minister has posted on X to say no "agreement" has been reached on a ceasefire with Israel.

However, he said if Israel stopped attacks by 4am Tehran time then Iran had "no intention to continue our response afterwards".

Seyed Abbas Araghchi said a final decision on stopping military operations would be made later.

In a follow-up post 17 minutes later, he said Iran's military operations had continued "until the very last minute, at 4am".

He also thanked "our brave Armed Forces who remain ready to defend our dear country until their last drop of blood".

By , and , data and forensics team

Three of Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities - Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan - were targeted in US airstrikes on 22 June.

The prime target of the attacks was Iran's most advanced facility at Fordow, suspected of being used to enrich uranium close to what's needed for a nuclear bomb.

Donald Trump has insisted significant damage was done.

He even posted on his social media site Truth Social just a few hours ago raging at media coverage of the strikes - see our 20.42 post.

"The sites that we hit in Iran were totally destroyed, and everyone knows it," he wrote.

Sky News' Data and Forensics team has assessed how much those airstrikes actually achieved...

After its nuclear facilities were attacked over the weekend, is Iran in a position to potentially develop a nuclear bomb?

It may depend on how much of a certain resource Iran managed to store away before recent strikes.

Our science and technology editor Tom Clarke breaks it down in this short video...

We've got a bit more detail to bring you now on the making of the ceasefire announced by Donald Trump earlier tonight.

According to Reuters news agency, Donald Trump brokered the deal in a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday afternoon.

His vice president JD Vance, secretary of state Marco Rubio and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, meanwhile, held indirect talks with Iran, a White House official told Reuters.

Israel agreed to it so long as Iran does not launch further attacks - something Tehran has signalled won't happen, Reuters added.

A diplomat also told our US partner network NBC News that Trump spoke with Qatar's emir and told him the US has persuaded Israel.

He asked if Qatar can do the same to Iran - and Vance then coordinated with the Qatari prime minister to see that through. 

Neither Iran nor Israel has officially confirmed they've agreed to the deal yet.

Donald Trump has been speaking exclusively to our US partner network NBC News.

Asked how long the ceasefire would be, the US president told reporter : "I think the ceasefire is unlimited. It's going to go forever."

He hailed it as a "great day for America" and a "great day for the Middle East".

"I'm very happy to have been able to get the job done," he added.

"A lot of people were dying, and it was only going to get worse. It would have brought the whole Middle East down."

When asked if the war is completely over, he replied: "Yes. I don't believe they will ever be shooting at each other again."

While Donald Trump does appear to have secured a ceasefire agreement between Iran and Israel, the conflict may not be over just yet.

That's because Trump has presented a complicated picture of the deal in his social media post, in which he announced the pathway to an "official end" to the war.

The way he worded it suggests there are still a couple of caveats.

Let's break down this key part of his post, as he worded it:

It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE (in approximately 6 hours from now, when Israel and Iran have wound down and completed their in progress, final missions!), for 12 hours, at which point the War will be considered, ENDED! 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.

He seems to be suggesting Israel and Iran would have some time to complete any missions under way, at which point the ceasefire will begin in a staged process.

This isn't totally clear but, based on this wording, there may be points at which the ceasefire applies only to one side and not the other.

And he makes the point that both sides will complete their missions.

So we will, potentially, see more strikes in both countries over the coming hours.

This is picked up by our US correspondent Mark Stone, who said there are moments of high jeopardy in any ceasefire negotiations.

"And that could mean that the whole thing falls apart," he said.

"So a really complicated message from Donald Trump, but the thrust of it appears to be... that both sides have agreed to this.

"As long as it can last - as long as there isn't some huge moment either from one side or the other, which collapses everything - then this is a remarkable moment for diplomacy, and a remarkable moment for Donald Trump."

A US military official has offered more clarity over earlier claims of an alert at a US base in Iraq.

Washington has said only its base in Qatar was targeted.

An official, cited by the Associated Press, has said a malfunctioning missile aimed at Israel triggered an alert in Iraq earlier in the day