US President Donald Trump says that a ceasefire has come into place between Israel and Iran. A ceasefire is a deal where opposing sides formally agree to both pause attacks and stop fighting. Even though it does not necessarily mean an agreement to totally end the war, it does give an opportunity for peace talks to take place.

"Our objective was the destruction of Iran's nuclear enrichment capacity and a stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world's No. 1 state sponsor of terror," Trump said in a late-night announcement in the East Room on June 21,