Donald Trump has issued a stern warning to Israel not to drop further bombs on Iran after reports that both countries had violated the ceasefire agreement he brokered.
Only this morning was it announced โ chiefly by Trump, no less โ that Israel and Iran had reached a peace deal to bring a swift end to their โ12-day warโ. Shortly afterwards, however, new reports emerged suggesting that Iran had immediately violated the agreement by launching new missiles.
Iran denied it had fired said missiles at Israel in the โlast few hoursโ, but Israeli defense minister Israel Katz revealed he has ordered the countryโs military to respond forcefully.
โIn light of Iranโs blatant violation of the ceasefire declared by the President of the United States โ through the launch of missiles toward Israel โ and in accordance with the Israeli governmentโs policy to respond forcefully to any breach, I have instructed the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) โฆ to continue high-intensity operations targeting regime assets and terror infrastructure in Tehran,โ read Katzโ statement.
Needless to say, the ongoing fighting is not a good look for Trump, who has previously touted his negotiating skills and earlier claimed that he believed the ceasefire between the two countries could โgo forever.โ
โI would like to congratulate both Countries, Israel and Iran, on having the Stamina, Courage, and Intelligence to end, what should be called, โTHE 12 DAY WAR,โ he wrote on Truth Social. โI think the ceasefire is unlimited. Itโs going to go forever.โ
Reacting to the news that both countries had violated the agreement he helped to broker, Trump warned Israel not to drop further bombs on Iran.
In another Truth Social post, he wrote: โISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW! DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.โ
The developments come only days after Trump sanctioned US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
In the immediate aftermath of the operation, which Trump himself labeled a โsuccessโ, Iran claimed it would retaliate. Trump warned them against such a course of action, warning that any act of retribution on Iranโs part would โbe met with force far greaterโ than the weekendโs strikes.
โOur objective was the destruction of Iranโs nuclear enrichment capacity and a stop to the nuclear threat posed by the worldโs number one state sponsor of terror,โ Trump said in his address after the strikes. โTonight, I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success.
โIranโs key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated. Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace โ if they do not, future attacks will be far greater and a lot easier.โ
