Trump claims ceasefire reached between Israel and Iran

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US president congratulates Iran and Israel connected ceasefire deal, but neither state has confirmed statement to extremity war.

United States President Donald Trump says that Iran and Israel person agreed to a “complete and total” ceasefire that volition travel into effect successful the coming hours.

Trump’s announcement connected Monday came soon aft an Iranian rocket onslaught connected Al Udeid Air Base hosting US troops successful Qatar.

“On the presumption that everything works arsenic it should, which it will, I would similar to congratulate some Countries, Israel and Iran, connected having the Stamina, Courage, and Intelligence to end, what should beryllium called, ‘THE 12 DAY WAR,'” Trump said successful a societal media post.

“This is simply a War that could person gone connected for years, and destroyed the full Middle East, but it didn’t, and ne'er will! God bless Israel, God bless Iran, God bless the Middle East, God bless the United States of America, and GOD BLESS THE WORLD!”

Neither Israel nor Iran has confirmed the agreement.

Trump’s connection suggested that Iran would halt firing astatine Israel hours earlier the Israeli subject ends its operations.

Middle East expert Omar Rahman told Al Jazeera that galore details are missing from Trump’s announcement, including whether negotiations would travel the purported ceasefire.

Rahman accused Trump of erstwhile “deception” connected behalf of Israel. The US president had re-asserted the US committedness to diplomacy hours earlier Israel launched its archetypal onslaught against Iran.

Last week, Trump said helium would determine within 2 weeks whether to articulation Israel successful the war, lone to onslaught Iran 2 days later.

Rahman said a large Israeli onslaught successful the last hours, including the imaginable assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei could stroke up the deal.

“If that’s the past operation, would that abruptly extremity the war? No, of course, not. So. I don’t cognize what’s successful the cards,” helium said.

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