AdminThe United States President, Donald Trump, on Monday, announced that Israel and Iran have agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire.”
Trump’s announcement came shortly after reports of Iran’s missile attack on a U.S. airbase in Qatar broke.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelIran’s missile attack was in retaliation for the American airstrikes on its nuclear sites on Saturday.
In a post on his Truth Social on Monday, Trump said the ceasefire which will be for 24 hours, will begin at approximately midnight Tuesday eastern time. He stated that each of the two countries have six hours to “wound down and completed their in progress, final missions.” The measure, according to Trump, would bring an “Official END” to the war.
“During each Ceasefire, the other side will remain PEACEFUL and RESPECTFUL,” Trump stated via his Truth Social account.
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“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,” He added.
The Republican president said the war could have gone on for years, and destroyed the entire Middle East, but it won’t be allowed to happen.
Israel is yet to respond to comments on Trump’s statement.
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