Asiye Latife Yilmaz
24 June 2025•Update: 24 June 2025
ISTANBUL
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Israel against bombing Iran, calling it a “major violation” of a ceasefire agreement he announced earlier.
“ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!” Trump said in a post on his social media platform Truth Social.”
The statement came after Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the army to strike Tehran, claiming Iran violated the truce.
In a later post, Trump assured: "ISRAEL is not going to attack Iran. All planes will turn around and head home, while doing a friendly “Plane Wave” to Iran. Nobody will be hurt, the Ceasefire is in effect!,” he said in another social media post.
Trump also declared that Iran will never rebuild its nuclear facilities, which were destroyed in Israeli and US attacks over the past few days.
Trump separately told reporters at the White House before departing for the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, that both Tel Aviv and Tehran violated the ceasefire agreement. He voiced displeasure with Israel, saying he needs to get Israel to "calm down."
Israel, starting on June 13, carried out attacks on Iran's nuclear and military facilities, alleging Tehran was getting close to obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Iran, which denies ever having a nuclear weapons program, retaliated with missile attacks.
The US later bombed three key Iranian nuclear facilities at Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan early Sunday. Trump said the strikes “completely and totally obliterated” the sites.
Iran's retaliatory strike at the US military’s Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar came on Monday evening but there was no serious damage or casualties, and the subsequent deal ended "The 12 DAY WAR."
The ceasefire was initially announced by Trump, who said it would involve a phased halt to operations, with Iran beginning the ceasefire first and Israel following 12 hours later. A full end to hostilities would then be declared at the 24th hour.
The US president then said the ceasefire had taken effect, warning both nations not to violate it: "THE CEASEFIRE IS NOW IN EFFECT. PLEASE DO NOT VIOLATE IT!"
