Israel and Iran announced Monday that they would stop attacking each other, bringing a temporary end to the Middle East’s newest round of “No, YOU calm down first.”

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Israel has decided to stop its attacks on Iran following pressure from President Trump and ongoing ceasefire negotiations, according to Israeli and regional officials cited by the Times of Israel.

Sources say the arrangement was reached after both countries simultaneously realized they were running low on missiles and emotionally exhausted government spokesmen who claimed they were "too pooped to pop."

A regional official said the United States informed Iran there would be no further Israeli strikes if Tehran halted its missile attacks. Iran later announced it would stop attacks if Israel ended its offensive, marking the first time in modern diplomacy that two enemies settled a conflict with the international equivalent of “Fine, whatever.” 

Anyone with a functioning cortex knows this is only a temporary ceasefire and Iran will be the first to break it when they think Trump is looking elsewhere.

An Israeli official told Hebrew media that the decision to pause strikes came at Trump's request, reportedly after the president spent several hours on the phone saying, “Guys, seriously, knock it off. I’m trying to enjoy my Monday, and the Knicks are leading in the finals.”

At the same time, the official stressed that Israel's campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon will continue, because apparently the Middle East still believes in having side quests.

“The sense is that this round of fighting is behind us,” the official said. “We are awaiting a final decision from the political leadership.”

Citizens across the region celebrated the news by cautiously checking whether anyone meant it this time, deciding those chances are about equal to finding a beached whale in Times Square.

The development comes after Iran launched its first direct missile attack on Israel since the ceasefire took effect, prompting Israeli retaliatory strikes on military targets inside Iran and reminding the world that ceasefires in the region often come with optional terms and conditions.

According to reports, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump spoke by phone Monday before Tehran signaled it was prepared to halt attacks if Israel ceased operations tied to the latest escalation.

At publishing time, both nations had reportedly resumed yelling at each other online and fired off offensive emojis.

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