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Update (Tuesday 0730ET):
President Donald Trump unleashed a fiery statement to the press just moments before boarding Marine One.
Trump declared, “We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f*ck they’re doing. You understand that.”
The president then swiftly turned and walked toward Marine One.
The president also unleashed a fiery statement on his social media platform, Truth Social:
“ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW! DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.”
Trump’s fiery statement comes just hours after Israel accused Iran of a “severe violation” of the overnight ceasefire. Israel’s military said it intercepted a missile launched by Iran, while Tehran denied the fresh attacks (more about the fresh attacks in previous update).
Earlier, Israel and Iran had agreed to a truce after both countries exchanged missiles, bombs, and drones.
Israeli reporter Barak Ravid…
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Update(0320ET): As the US- and Qatar-brokered ceasefire deadline closed in, Israel and Iran exchanged lethal blows overnight, with Israel hitting various targets in Iran, killing nine people in northern Iran and reportedly assassinating yet another nuclear scientist, while Iran killed at least five Israelis in a devastating hit on an apartment tower. At eight minutes after midnight in Washington, President Trump used his Truth Social account to announce the ceasefire was in effect, and to urge continued compliance:
Note that no broad peace deal has been made — only a suspension of hostilities that Trump seemingly hopes will prove long-lasting. After hours of silence, Israel on Tuesday morning confirmed it was a party to a ceasefire, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office saying “Israel [has] achieved all of the objectives of Operation Rising Lion, and much more.” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed Iran has “no intention to continue our response [to Israel’s initiation of war]…provided that the Israeli regime stops its illegal aggression against the Iranian people.”
Israel claimed Iran fired missiles after the deadline, an accusation Araghchi refuted in an X post:
“The military operations of our powerful Armed Forces to punish Israel for its aggression continued until the very last minute, at 4am. Together with all Iranians, I thank our brave Armed Forces who remain ready to defend our dear country until their last drop of blood, and who responded to any attack by the enemy until the very last minute.”
In Iran’s last-minute act of retaliation, at least five people were killed and 26 injured in an enormous explosion that devastated a seven-story apartment building in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba. That toll may rise as responders continue to sort through rubble and incinerated automobiles. “We emphasize again—do not enter the scene!” said Israel’s Fire and Rescue Authority. “The arrival of civilians endangers public safety and makes it difficult for rescue forces to operate.”
Meanwhile, Trump continued his series of manic social media posts about the US attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities and the ensuing ceasefire, posting, “In a certain and very ironic way, that perfect ‘hit,’ late in the evening, brought everyone together, and the deal was made!!!”
Christening the war with a name that depends fully on an enduring ceasefire, Trump earlier declared the conflict “should be called THE 12 DAY WAR.” Perhaps appropriately, that moniker harkens back to 1967’s Six-Day War, which — contrary to Zionist mythology — was also initiated by Israel. The Six-Day War resulted in Israel’s seizure of the West Bank, Gaza, Golan Heights, East Jerusalem and the Sinai Peninsula. Infamously, it was also during the Six-Day War that Israel executed an hours-long, broad-daylight, multi-faceted attack on the well-marked USS Liberty, killing 34 American service members and wounding 173.
There’s already grumbling about the nascent peace among right-wing Israelis and Israel’s US-based boosters. While Netanyahu asked his cabinet ministers to refrain from commenting on the ceasefire, hawkish Yisrael Beytenu party chairman Avigdor Liberman decried the absence of an Iranian “unconditional surrender,” saying “Already at the beginning of the war, I warned that there is nothing more dangerous than leaving a wounded lion.” Similarly, Dan Illouz of Netanyahu’s Likud Party asked, “Has the enemy surrendered? Or is this just a round we won on points?” Striking a different tone, Opposition Leader Yair Lapid said the Netanyahu government should now end its war in Gaza, saying, “It’s time to [finish] there too. Return the hostages, end the war. Israel needs to start rebuilding.”
In the United States, Israel allies who thought they finally had their long-awaited, full-fledged American war on Iran are not happy. While they may still achieve their goal of leaving yet another Middle East society in ruin and despair in pursuit of Israeli regional supremacy, non-interventionists can at least enjoy the neocon heartbreak for as long as it lasts:
Update(2200ET): The ceasefire is going to be shaky and likely difficult to maintain given that right up until the very moment it is to go into effect Tehran was on the receiving end of very intense Israeli warplane attacks. And Iran’s Foreign Minister too said Iran hit back overnight:
“The military operations of our powerful Armed Forces to punish Israel for its aggression continued until the very last minute, at 4am. Together with all Iranians, I thank our brave Armed Forces who remain ready to defend our dear country until their last drop of blood, and who responded to any attack by the enemy until the very last minute,” said FM Araghchi on X.
IRANIAN TELEVISION: ISRAEL ASSASSINATED NUCLEAR SCIENTIST MOHAMMAD REZA SIDDIQI IN ITS RECENT ATTACKS
But shortly before that above latest statement, there was this by the top Iranian diplomat:
What Tehran was looking like overnight, right up to ceasefire zero hour:
It’s anything but certain whether it will hold, but likely the White House is putting pressure on Tel Aviv to at least play nice for now, so Trump can take his ‘victory lap’ and declare mission accomplished. And yet, the status of Iran’s uranium enrichment stockpile is unknown.
The status of the ceasefire itself may not become clear until the daylight hours…
Update: Fox is reporting, “President Trump spoke with Qatar’s Emir and informed him the U.S. got Israel to agree to a ceasefire with Iran. The President asked Qatar to help persuade Iran to do the same, following that Vice President Vance coordinated with Qatar’s Prime Minister on the details. This effort proved successful and, following discussions with the Qatari PM, the Iranians agreed. The deal was coordinated at the highest level by the President and Vice President and the Qatari Emir and Prime minister directly.”
“Despite having been attacked just hours earlier, the Qataris set aside their grievances and prioritized regional security to get the deal done,” this source added.
Reuters is reporting that Iran has agreed to the ceasefire, which at the very least will provide a respite to the tit-for-tat missiles. More from Reuters:
- Qatar Brokered Iran’s Ceasefire Deal After U.S. Request
- Qatari PM secured Tehran’s approval following Trump’s outreach to Emir after Iran’s strike on U.S. base.
- Doha played key role in halting Israel-Iran conflict
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Update: Shortly after 6pm, futures jumped and oil slumped even more in one of its biggest intraday reversals on record, after Trump announced on his Truth Social account that Iran and Israel had “fully agreed” to a “Complete and Total ceasefire” which will takes place at approximately midnight ET, “when Israel and Iran have wound down and completed their in progress, final missions“, and will last for 12 hours, at which time Trump says that “War will be considered, ENDED!”
The president adds that “on the assumption that everything works as it should, which it will, I would like to congratulate both Countries, Israel and Iran, on having the Stamina, Courage, and Intelligence to end, what should be called, “THE 12 DAY WAR.” This is a War that could have gone on for years, and destroyed the entire Middle East, but it didn’t, and never will! God bless Israel, God bless Iran, God bless the Middle East, God bless the United States of America, and GOD BLESS THE WORLD!”
The problem for now, however, is that the “fully-agreed upon ceasefire” announcement is news to Iran, with Al-Mayadeen reporting that “there is no confirmation from official Iranian sources regarding Trump’s talk of a ceasefire”
Others only add to the confusion…
… with CNN noting that Iran has not received any ceasefire proposal…
… and Iran’s semi-official Mehr News going so fast as to claim that “the Zionist regime carried out attacks on Iran, Trump spread his delusions and announced an imaginary ceasefire between Iran and the United States.“
Yet not all the subsequent information is negative: according to Reuters, the US appears to be backchanneling with Qatar, which has been asked for help to persuade Iran to agree after Israel had already agreed, and also adds that Iran had reportedly secured an agreement to a ceasfire.
- TRUMP AND VP VANCE DISCUSSED ISRAEL-IRAN CEASEFIRE PROPOSAL WITH QATAR’S EMIR AFTER IRANIAN ATTACKS ON AIRBASE IN QATAR ON MONDAY –OFFICIAL BRIEFED ON NEGOTIATIONS TO REUTERS
- TRUMP TOLD EMIR THAT ISRAEL HAD AGREED TO CEASEFIRE AND ASKED FOR QATARI HELP TO PERSUADE IRAN TO ALSO AGREE –OFFICIAL BRIEFED TO REUTERS
- QATAR’S PRIME MINISTER SECURED IRAN’S AGREEMENT TO U.S. CEASEFIRE PROPOSAL IN CALL WITH TEHRAN -OFFICIAL BRIEFED TO REUTERS
And now we wait to see just who has agreed to what.
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