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If Donald Trump stops the fighting in the Middle East it will be "one of the most significant acts of peacemaking" the region has seen in generations, our US correspondent David Blevins says.

Blevins notes that Trump has not achieved a ceasefire in Ukraine or Gaza, so this would be by far his "biggest foreign policy win".

He says while the rest of the world was distracted by that reprisal attack of sorts by Iran over Doha, it seems that Trump was already engaged in "high stakes diplomacy" - persuading Benjamin Netanyahu to sign up to a ceasefire.

And then he asked his friends in Qatar to do the same with Iran and they did.

Blevins says Trump is suggesting fighting in the Middle East could be over in 24 hours.

"If he achieves that it will be remarkable," he says.

"He will have gone from airstrikes on Iran to one of the most significant acts of peacemaking in the Middle East in generations in the space of three days."

More to bring you now from Israel's statement.

The Israeli government says it agreed to Donald Trump's ceasefire proposal after "achieving the objectives" of its attacks on Iran.

It says the "immediate existential threat" of Iran's nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles has been removed.

In addition, it says Israel's military "severely struck government targets in the heart of Tehran" during the last 24 hours, as well as "eliminating another senior nuclear scientist".

"In addition, the IDF has achieved full air control over Tehran's skies, inflicted severe damage on the military leadership, and destroyed dozens of central Iranian government targets," the statement adds.

Israel's government says it has agreed to Donald Trump's ceasefire proposal.

Benjamin Netanyahu's office says Israel will respond "forcefully" to any violations of the ceasefire with Iran.

The statement adds that Israel has achieved its goal of removing Iran's nuclear and ballistic threat and thanks Donald Trump and the US for their support in doing so.

The Israeli leader will deliver a statement later today.

Nine people were killed this morning during Israeli strikes in northern Iran, an official has told Iran's Tasnim news agency.

Strikes hit residential buildings in the Gilan province, its deputy provincial governor said.

Here are the scenes in southern Israel this morning, where emergency services are at the site of an overnight Iranian missile attack.

Israeli medics say four people have been killed and at least a dozen more injured after an Iranian missile hit a residential building in Beer Sheba.

Iranian state media reported news of Donald Trump's ceasefire overnight by claiming it had been "imposed" on Israel following Tehran's "successful" military response to "US aggression".

As a reminder, Iran launched an attack against a US military base in Qatar yesterday in response to America's own strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities a day earlier. 

And in an indication as to how Tehran plans to sell the halt in attacks to the Iranian public, state TV claimed Trump requested the ceasefire "in a begging-like manner".

Trump himself had a different version of events. On Truth Social, he said Israel and Iran approached him "almost simultaneously, and said, peace". 

At this point, "I knew the time was now" he added.

It's been a head-spinning few hours. Thankfully, the Trump 100 team is on hand to unpack it all.

US correspondents Mark Stone and James Matthews take in the latest updates from the Israel-Iran conflict, including Donald Trump's surprise ceasefire announcement.

They also ask the question on many people's lips - what's happened to Iran's highly enriched uranium?

If you've got a question you'd like the Trump 100 team to answer, you can email it to trump100@AG°Ù¼ÒÀÖÔÚÏß¹ÙÍø.uk.  

Donald Trump says the ceasefire between Israel and Iran is "now in effect".

"PLEASE DO NOT VIOLATE IT," he adds in a post on Truth Social.

As we've mentioned, Iranian state media has reported the ceasefire has started. 

We're yet to hear official confirmation from Israel.

Israeli emergency services say the number of people killed in an Iranian strike in the city of Beer Sheba has now risen to four.

Magen David Adom added that at least a dozen people were also injured.

As we mentioned in our last post, Israel's military says its citizens can now leave protected areas, signalling the end of Iranian missile threats.

Iranian state media has also reported that the ceasefire with Israel has now begun following four waves of missile attacks.

Good morning and welcome back to our live coverage of the Israel-Iran conflict.

If you're just joining us, here's what's happened overnight:

• Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that a "total" ceasefire had been agreed between Iran and Israel to end their current conflict;
• The announcement came hours after Iran launched a missile attack on a US military base in Qatar in response to American strikes on its nuclear facilities;
• Israel is yet to comment publicly on the ceasefire, while Iran's foreign minister said Tehran would keep fighting "until the very last minute":
• Overnight missile attacks were subsequently reported in both countries, with Israel's emergency services saying four people were killed in the south of the country after an Iranian strike on a residential area;
• In the last hour, Iranian state media reported that the ceasefire had begun following four waves of attacks on Israel;
• Israel's military, meanwhile, has said its citizens can now leave protected areas, signalling the end of Iranian missile threats.