Trump announces a gradual ceasefire between Iran and Israel

“It is entirely agreed that there will be a complete and complete ceasefire between Israel and Iran,” Trump posted on social media, but there was no immediate word from either country.

The ceasefire began in Iran, and 12 hours later Israel joined, with Trump saying each side would “pleasure and respect.” A gradual ceasefire means the war can end on Wednesday.

“This was a war that had been going on for years, destroying the entire Middle East, but not and will never do that!” Trump said.

The announcement comes after Iran attempted to retaliate against the US attacks Monday’s missile strike It aimed to be a major US military facility in Qatar’s Gulf states. Trump thanked Iran on social media for giving the US and allies “early notifications” of retaliation.

The president expressed hope that Tehran “gets it all from their ‘systems” in retaliation for the US bombing of three important Iranian nuclear facilities,” and that the moment would lead to Israeli-Ira’s escalation in the war.

“We are pleased to report that Americans have never been harmed and that there has been little damage,” Trump said on social media. “I would like to thank Iran for notifying us early. It allowed us not to lose our lives and not to be injured. Perhaps Iran can now proceed to peace and harmony in the region. I sincerely encourage Israel to do the same.”

Iran’s attacks on US forces at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar marked the first act of Tehran’s direct retaliation against the United States since Trump ordered a strike at Iran’s nuclear facility.

Leon Panetta, CIA director and secretary of defense under former President Barack Obama, said Iran’s suppressed response suggests “their ability to respond has probably been rather severely damaged.” He also said it was a potential signal “they are not interested in escalating war with Israel or the United States.”

Trump said Iran launched 14 missiles at the base. The facility hosted the front headquarters of the US military’s central headquarters and was a major staging position during the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The base has around 8,000 US troops, down from about 10,000 at the height of those wars.

The president said 13 Iranian missiles had been “knocked down,” but the US air defense system was “freed because it was headed in a threatless direction.”

Hours before Iran launched the attack on Monday, the US embassy in Qatar issued a warning on a website urging American citizens in an energy-rich country to “evacuate until further notice.” The Qatar government has issued an extraordinary order to close the busy airspace.

The attack came as the global market was trying to see what had progressed after struck a critical Iranian nuclear facility over the weekend with a barrage of 30,000 pounds over the weekend. Bunker Busting Bomb Tomahawk missile.

Iran’s parliament has approved Blocks the Strait of Hormuznarrow transport lanes in the Persian Gulf, where around 20% of global oil and gas passes. Now, Iran’s National Security Council is taking place to determine whether to advance ideas that could cause the costs of goods and services around the world to skyrocket.

Therefore, the market appears to correspond on a mild relative measure. By Monday afternoon, Oil prices have almost returned to their location They were before the battle began a week ago.

Earlier on Monday, Trump called on the US and allied oil producers to pump more oil and “lower oil prices.”

Many energy industry analysts were skeptical that Iran would move forward by shutting down the channel completely.

Iran would have faced the possibility of retaliation for its own shipment and the possibility that the move could disrupt China, the biggest buyer of Iranian crude oil.

The US and allies led Russia, led by the threat to the oil industry of Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, after which many Western oil companies were drawn out of the country, with the US and Europe imposing sanctions on the Russian industry.

However, Iran had far less integration into a global economy than Russia, which relied on the European market for oil and gas exports, and was pushing for the invasion despite US warnings.

Colby Connery, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, warned that “if the 2020s have taught me anything up until now, economic relations will not always prevent conflict.”

As for Iran’s future, White House press chief Karoline Leavitt appeared to Monday to question the future of Iran’s ruling theocratic politics, contradicting the administration’s previous calls to Tehran and avoiding escalation of the fight.

“It is not politically correct to use the term “change of government,” but why is there no change of government if the current Iranian regime cannot make Iran great again? ” Trump posted on social media. “Miga!!!”

Leavitt said Trump’s “stance and our military stance have not changed.”

“The president just raised questions that I think so many people around the world are asking,” Leavitt said.