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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sam Kiley

Why Trump’s boast of ‘total ceasefire’ in Israel and Iran is premature

Israel was attacked with several waves of Iranian missiles hours after a messy ceasefire deal was announced by Donald Trump, prompting its foreign minister to accuse Tehran of violating the deal. Not quite the triumphant ceasefire the US president had touted overnight.

The Iranian salvos killed three Israelis in the southern desert city of Beer Sheva and while Israel has successfully eroded much of Iran’s nuclear capabilities - helped by the US and its bunker buster bombs attacking its most sensitive site in Fordow - Iran’s government remains intact.

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