Iran-Israel Ceasefire Broken, Then Restored

Iran’s ISNA news agency says reports Iran fired missiles at Israel after the ceasefire took effect were false, the Times of Israel noted.

Now a clearly frustrated Trump has intervened, saying both Israel and Iran violated ceasefire terms with attacks following an early Tuesday deadline to cease hostilities, declaring “they both don’t know what the fuck they are doing.”

Trump made the comments to reporters at the White House before departing for the NATO summit at The Hague. He expressed disappointment about the continued attacks, adding he did not like that Israel had “unloaded” right after they agreed to end hostilities.

“They violated it but Israel violated it too,” Trump said. He added, ”I’m not happy with Israel.”

The official as cited by AP, who was not authorized to comment publicly about the private leaders’ call, said Trump was “exceptionally firm and direct with Prime Minister Netanyahu about what needed to happen to sustain the ceasefire.”

The official added Netanyahu understood the severity of situation and acknowledged Trump’s concerns.

Netanyahu office confirmed the talk as well per AP

“Following President Trump’s conversation with Prime Minister Netanyahu, Israel refrained from additional attacks,” Netanyahu’s office says.