Only hours after announcing a ceasefire between Israel and Iran on Truth Social which he vowed would last forever, President Trump blasted both countries claiming "they don't know what the fuck they are doing" after Iran launched another attack with Israel threatening to retaliate. Trump told Israel, "Don't Drop Bombs!!!"
Frankly, I doubt Israel and Iran agreed to a ceasefire much less knew that one existed until Trump typed it into his phone. Who knows? Maybe Trump was on the toilet when he declared the ceasefire.
Wherever Trump was situated, this is a foolish and stupid way to conduct foreign policy.
Given Trump's propensity for lying, one cannot discount the possibility that he just decided to claim Israel and Iran agreed to a ceasefire without letting them in on it. After all, after Trump ordered the U.S. military to attack nuclear installations in Iran on Saturday, he claimed the Islamic Republic's nuclear program had been "obliterated". However, it would appear that Iran's nuclear program has only been set back a few months. In which case, Israel will face the same choice by the end of the year as it faced earlier this month.
In which case, I think Trump's priority will be to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran which bears his name and, along with it, a Nobel Peace Prize. Should he achieve the former then he will demand the latter. Even if turns out that Iran has a nuclear weapon and uses it against Israel, or possibly, against American interests.
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