The day after President Donald Trump brokered a ceasefire deal between Israel and Iran started with him using an expletive to express his frustrations with both countries for allegedly breaking the agreement, and it ended with a report that his weekend strikes against Tehran’s nuclear program may not have been as destructive as first said.
One Middle East expert described herself as being “completely flummoxed” after the dramatic turn of events. The series of events unfolded with U.S. strikes against three Iranian nuclear uranium enrichment sites on Saturday, Iran’s retaliatory attacks against U.S. military assets in the Middle East on Monday afternoon, Trump announcing a ceasefire between Israel and Iran on Monday evening, and a last-minute exchange of missiles between the staunch enemies on Tuesday morning.
