Initially, there was a glimmer of hope for de-escalation. Israel confirmed its acceptance of the ceasefire proposal and even reopened its airspace for emergency flights, whereas Iranian state media mentioned a ceasefire had been “imposed on the enemy” after Tehran’s missile assaults on an American base in Qatar.
Iran reportedly issued a warning earlier than launching the strikes in response to “blatant army aggression” by the USA, a reference to US air strikes on Iranian nuclear services over the weekend.
Some observers mentioned Tehran’s measured response indicated {that a} weakened Iranian regime won’t need to intensify the direct battle with the US in the meanwhile. Trump even thanked Iran for giving advance discover.
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Trump proclaims US assault on Iran nuclear websites
Trump proclaims US assault on Iran nuclear websites
However lower than three hours after Trump’s ceasefire speech, Israel mentioned it had detected one other barrage of missiles and vowed a forceful response. The Iranian army, nonetheless, denied it had launched assaults at Israel.
