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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran agreed to a "complete and total ceasefire" soon after Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites.

Trump posted on social media that the 24-hour phased-in ceasefire will begin at about midnight Tuesday eastern time, giving the two countries six hours to have "wound down and completed their in progress, final missions." He said it would bring an "Official END" to the war.

There was no immediate comment from Israel or Iran on Trump's statement.

Iran's attack Monday suggested it was prepared to step back from escalating tensions in the volatile region. The U.S. was warned by Iran in advance, and there were no casualties, said President Donald Trump, who dismissed the attack as a "very weak response."

Qatar condemned the attack on Al Udeid Air Base as "a flagrant violation" of its sovereignty, airspace and international law. Qatar said it intercepted all but one missile, though it was not clear if that missile caused damage.

Iran said the volley matched the number of bombs dropped by the United States on Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend. Iran also said it targeted the base because it was outside of populated areas.

Those comments, made immediately after the attack, suggested Iran wanted to de-escalate with the United States, something Trump himself said after the strikes early Sunday on Iran.

Qatar Maj. Gen. Shayeq Al Hajri said Iran fired 19 missiles at the base that is home to the Combined Air Operations Center, which provides command and control of air power across the region, as well as the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, the largest such wing in the world. Trump said 14 missiles were fired, 13 were knocked down and one was "set free" because it posed no threat.

Trump said Iran might be able to "proceed to Peace and Harmony" and said he would encourage Israel to do the same.

However, Israel's war on Iran continued, with the Israeli military expanding its campaign Monday to target sites symbolic for the country's theocracy.

Iran announced the attack on state television as martial music played. A caption on screen called it "a mighty and successful response" to "America's aggression."

Just before the explosions, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian wrote on social media: "We neither initiated the war nor seeking it. But we will not leave invasion to the great Iran without answer."

Earlier reports that a missile was launched at a base housing American forces in Iraq were a false alarm, a senior U.S. military official said. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said debris from a malfunctioning Iranian missile targeting Israel had triggered an alert of an impending attack on the Ain al-Assad base.

Israel expands war 

On the 11th day of the conflict, Israel and Iran traded air strikes that have become a reality for civilians in both countries since Israel started the war to target Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program.

Iran struck Israel with a barrage of missiles and drones while Israel said it attacked "regime targets and government repression bodies in the heart of Tehran."

Israeli officials claim they don't seek the overthrow of Iran's government, their archenemy since the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution.

The latest strikes unfolded only hours after Trump mentioned the possibility of regime change a day after inserting America into the war with its unprecedented stealth-bomber strike on three Iranian nuclear sites.

"If the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn't there be a Regime change???" he asked on his Truth Social website.

The U.S. strikes over the weekend prompted fears of a wider regional conflict. Iran said the U.S. crossed "a very big red line" with its risky gambit to strike the three sites with missiles and 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs.

New chapter of war

The Israeli military warned Iranians it will continue to attack military sites around Tehran as its focus shifted to include symbolic targets. The military issued the warning on the social media, though Iranians are struggling to access the outside world due to an internet shutdown.

In Tehran, Israel hit the headquarters of the military force that suppressed recent protests and blew open a gate at Evin prison, which is notorious for holding political activists.

Iranian state television shared black-and-white surveillance footage of the strike at the facility known for holding dual nationals and Westerners often used by Iran as bargaining chips in negotiations with the West.

Evin also has specialized units for political prisoners run by the paramilitary, all-volunteer Revolutionary Guard, which answers only to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The facility is the target of both U.S. and European Union sanctions.

There were no immediate reports of casualties in Iran or significant damage.

The Israeli military also confirmed it struck roads around Iran's Fordo enrichment facility to obstruct access to the site. The underground site was one of those hit in Sunday's attack by the United States on three nuclear facilities. The Israeli military did not elaborate.

In Vienna, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said he expected there to be heavy damage at the Fordo facility after Sunday's U.S. airstrike there with sophisticated bunker-buster bombs.

Several Iranian officials, including Atomic Energy Organization of Iran spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi, have claimed Iran removed nuclear material from targeted sites ahead of time.

Iran presses attack

Iran said its Monday attacks targeted the Israeli cities of Haifa and Tel Aviv, according to Iranian state television.

Explosions were also heard in Jerusalem, possibly from air defense systems in action, and Israel's Magen David Adom emergency rescue service said there had been no reports of injuries.

In Israel, at least 24 people have been killed and more than 1,000 wounded in the war. Israeli strikes on Iran have killed at least 950 people and wounded 3,450 others, according to the Washington-based group Human Rights Activists.