Never shy to suggest he deserves the Nobel Peace Price, Trump went so far as to give the conflict between Israel and Iran the name of the “12 day war,” a title that seemed to reference the 1967 “Six Day War” in which Israel fought a group of Arab countries including Egypt, Jordan and Syria. As Trump described it, the ceasefire would start with Iran and then be joined by Israel 12 hours later, with the president writing that the respective sides would “remain PEACEFUL and RESPECTFUL.” The phased-in ceasefire was set to begin Tuesday morning in Israel and Iran and culminate within 24 hours. Vice President JD Vance said in a TV interview just as the ceasefire was announced that the world would look back at the war between Israel and Iran ― and the U.S. bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities ― as “an important reset moment for the entire region.”
Author: AP
Published at: 2025-06-23 22:29:08
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