Cease Fire?
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POTUS says yes. Iran says not yet.
President Trump said on social media on Monday that Israel and Iran had agreed to a cease-fire after more than a week of missile strikes on each other and a weekend attack on Iranian nuclear facilities by American bombers.
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, appeared to contradict the president hours later, saying there was no agreement “as of now.” But he also suggested that Iran would be willing to lay down arms if Israel stopped “its illegal aggression against the Iranian people” by 4 a.m. in Tehran.
An Israeli military spokesman declined to comment, and as that deadline approached, Israel was continuing to strike Iran with missiles in one of the most intense barrages of the war.
Mr. Trump’s assertion came hours after Iran launched missiles at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the largest American military installation in the Middle East, retaliating for U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites — though giving forewarning to limit the damage. About 10,000 U.S. troops are stationed at Al Udeid, which serves as the regional headquarters for the U.S. Central Command.
Vice President JD Vance said soon after Mr. Trump’s post that the war appeared to be “effectively over” and that there was now an opportunity to “restart a real peace process.”
Some reasons why both sides might want to take a break: