We explain the state of the cease-fire.
By German Lopez
Yesterday, President Trump declared that Iran and Israel had reached a cease-fire, bringing an end to what he called “the 12-Day War.” Iran and Israel later confirmed the truce. But it was tenuous: The sides traded fire until the last moments before it went into effect, and Israel said Iranian missiles had killed four people.
Soon after the truce began, sirens again blared in northern Israel. Israel said Iran had launched missiles during the cease-fire, a claim Iran’s military denied. “We will respond with force,” the chief of staff for Israel’s military said. Trump’s announcement, which caught even some of his top officials by surprise, may not be the end of the conflict.
We also don’t know if the war so far has accomplished the primary objective for Israel and the U.S.: to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program. Whether last week’s American strikes actually destroyed their targets remains unclear. And what if Iran tries to rebuild its program?
