We are a country at war now – and while we try to restore our lives, we wonder how the Islamic republic will react to the past 12 days
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n the morning after the 12th day of Israel’s war on Iran, those of us who had managed to get some sleep after Monday night’s heavy strikes in the heart of the city woke to text messages saying there was a ceasefire.
It turned out this was a three-way win, with all the parties congratulating themselves as the victors. Donald Trump managed to fly his B-2s all the way from Missouri without any help. No doubt it was a beautiful bombing. It hit the last target – the behemoth Fordow, deep in the mountains.
Benjamin Netanyahu is congratulating himself too, for finally scratching his three-decade itch by striking Iran’s nuclear programme, and assassinating top Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps commanders. Most of all, Netanyahu managed to draw Trump, who had promised no more wars, into the fray. The hardline followers of the Islamic republic are also congratulating themselves on their successful strikes against Israel.
