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Well, folks, buckle up for another episode of Middle East madness, where President Donald Trump is playing referee between Israel and Iran, and nobody seems to know the rules of the game.
On Tuesday, Trump threw a verbal haymaker at Israel, slamming Jerusalem for daring to plan retaliation after Iran, surprise, surprise, violated a ceasefire that was barely old enough to crawl.
Just hours after a supposed truce kicked in, Iran decided to celebrate by lobbing two ballistic missiles at Israel around 10:30 a.m. local time. This came on the heels of earlier missile barrages that killed four and injured dozens in southern Israel. Naturally, Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir weren’t in the mood for tea and diplomacy. “In light of the severe violation of the ceasefire committed by the Iranian regime, we will strike with force,” Zamir declared, because apparently Israel still believes in consequences.
Enter Trump, stage right, who’s apparently had enough of Israel’s balls of steel.
Trump didn’t stop there. He went full armchair general, griping about Israel’s overnight strikes after ceasefire talks, calling them over the top. “I didn’t like plenty of things I saw yesterday. I didn’t like the fact that Israel unloaded right after we made the deal. They didn’t have to unload. And I didn’t like that the retaliation was very strong.”
When pressed on whether Iran--yes, the same Iran that’s been chanting “Death to Israel” since 1979--violated the ceasefire, Trump pulled a moral equivalence stunt that would make the UN proud. “I think they both violated it. I’m not sure they did it intentionally.”
Trump then doubled down, scolding Israel for dropping what he called “a load of bombs the likes of which I’ve never seen before, the biggest load that we’ve seen” right after the ceasefire was agreed upon but before it started. “Israel, as soon as we made the deal, they came out and they dropped a load of bombs… When I say… ‘you have 12 hours,’ you don’t go out in the first hour and just drop everything you have on them.”
The kicker? Trump’s not just “unhappy” with Israel’s plan to hit back after Iran’s latest stunt, he’s downright livid. “But I’m really unhappy if Israel is going out this morning because of one rocket that didn’t land.” He then summed up the chaos with a line that’s pure Trump: “We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f**k they are doing.”
Trump took his frustrations to Truth Social, where he went full caps-lock diplomat: “ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!”
For good measure, he added: “IRAN WILL NEVER REBUILD THEIR NUCLEAR FACILITIES!” Because nothing screams “peace” like shouting about nukes on social media.
Meanwhile, Iran’s playing its usual game of denial and deflection. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi took to X to insist there was no ceasefire deal to begin with: “As of now, there is NO ‘agreement’ on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations.” He added, “However, provided that the Israeli regime stops its illegal aggression against the Iranian people no later than 4 a.m. Tehran time, we have no intention to continue our response afterwards.” Translation: “We’ll stop shooting if you let us keep threatening you.” What a deal.
Israel, understandably, wasn’t buying Iran’s crocodile tears.
So here we are: Iran’s firing missiles, Israel’s hitting back, and Trump’s yelling at everyone like a dad breaking up a backyard brawl. If this is “playing both sides,” maybe it’s time for a new playbook. One thing’s clear: nobody’s waving at anybody from a cockpit anytime soon.
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Just hours after a supposed truce kicked in, Iran decided to celebrate by lobbing two ballistic missiles at Israel around 10:30 a.m. local time. This came on the heels of earlier missile barrages that killed four and injured dozens in southern Israel. Naturally, Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir weren’t in the mood for tea and diplomacy. “In light of the severe violation of the ceasefire committed by the Iranian regime, we will strike with force,” Zamir declared, because apparently Israel still believes in consequences.
Enter Trump, stage right, who’s apparently had enough of Israel’s balls of steel.
He called their planned response to Iran’s missile tantrum “ridiculous” and demanded they stand down. “I’m not happy that Israel is going out now,” he told reporters. “There was one rocket that, I guess, was fired after the time limit, and it missed its target. Ridiculous.”
One rocket? Missed its target? Tell that to the families of the four dead Israelis, Mr. President.
Trump didn’t stop there. He went full armchair general, griping about Israel’s overnight strikes after ceasefire talks, calling them over the top. “I didn’t like plenty of things I saw yesterday. I didn’t like the fact that Israel unloaded right after we made the deal. They didn’t have to unload. And I didn’t like that the retaliation was very strong.”
But then, in classic Trump fashion, he hedged: “But, in all fairness, Israel unloaded a lot. Now I heard that Israel just went out because they feel that they were violated by a rocket that didn’t land anywhere. That’s not what we want, I’ll tell you. And I’m not happy about that, Israel, either. All I do is play both sides.”
Didn't land anywhere?
When pressed on whether Iran--yes, the same Iran that’s been chanting “Death to Israel” since 1979--violated the ceasefire, Trump pulled a moral equivalence stunt that would make the UN proud. “I think they both violated it. I’m not sure they did it intentionally.”
Oh, come on, man. Iran “accidentally” launched ballistic missiles? What’s next, they tripped and fell on the launch button?
Trump then doubled down, scolding Israel for dropping what he called “a load of bombs the likes of which I’ve never seen before, the biggest load that we’ve seen” right after the ceasefire was agreed upon but before it started. “Israel, as soon as we made the deal, they came out and they dropped a load of bombs… When I say… ‘you have 12 hours,’ you don’t go out in the first hour and just drop everything you have on them.”
Fair point, but maybe Israel’s tired of waiting for Iran to play nice.
The kicker? Trump’s not just “unhappy” with Israel’s plan to hit back after Iran’s latest stunt, he’s downright livid. “But I’m really unhappy if Israel is going out this morning because of one rocket that didn’t land.” He then summed up the chaos with a line that’s pure Trump: “We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f**k they are doing.”
Trump took his frustrations to Truth Social, where he went full caps-lock diplomat: “ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!”
Forty minutes later, Trump claimed victory: “ISRAEL is not going to attack Iran. All planes will turn around and head home, while doing a friendly ‘Plane Wave’ to Iran. Nobody will be hurt, the Ceasefire is in effect! Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
A “Plane Wave”? Is that like flipping the bird at 30,000 feet?
For good measure, he added: “IRAN WILL NEVER REBUILD THEIR NUCLEAR FACILITIES!” Because nothing screams “peace” like shouting about nukes on social media.
Meanwhile, Iran’s playing its usual game of denial and deflection. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi took to X to insist there was no ceasefire deal to begin with: “As of now, there is NO ‘agreement’ on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations.” He added, “However, provided that the Israeli regime stops its illegal aggression against the Iranian people no later than 4 a.m. Tehran time, we have no intention to continue our response afterwards.” Translation: “We’ll stop shooting if you let us keep threatening you.” What a deal.
Israel, understandably, wasn’t buying Iran’s crocodile tears.
An Israeli official expressed “astonishment” at Trump’s comments, revealing that the president had privately greenlit Israel’s right to retaliate. Yet, despite Trump’s Truth Social victory lap claiming Israel backed off, explosions rocked a power station in northern Iran, reportedly in Babolsar.
Israeli sources say Prime Minister Netanyahu convinced Trump that a response was non-negotiable, but Trump insisted on a single, symbolic strike. Symbolic? Tell that to the folks in Babolsar.
So here we are: Iran’s firing missiles, Israel’s hitting back, and Trump’s yelling at everyone like a dad breaking up a backyard brawl. If this is “playing both sides,” maybe it’s time for a new playbook. One thing’s clear: nobody’s waving at anybody from a cockpit anytime soon.
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