Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePresident Donald Trump suggested the definition of a ceasefire differs in the Middle East, commenting on recent U.S.-Iran exchanges of fire. Trump implied Iran's missile attack on Kuwait was a reciprocal action following previous U.S. "strong action." He stated the military could "wipe everybody out" in Iran but expressed a preference for a diplomatic agreement to halt Tehran's nuclear ambitions. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi defended their attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain as "self-defense strikes," alleging that U.S. forces use bases there to violate the ceasefire. The Iranian attack on Kuwait's main airport resulted in one death and 63 injuries, while U.S. Central Command reported a "self-defense" strike on a fortified Iranian island. In fullTrump describes Iran ceasefire as ‘shooting in a moderate manner’ in bizarre press conferenceThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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US President Donald Trump's remarks came less than 24 hours after Iran attacked an airport in Kuwait, putting further strain on a fragile ceasefire with the US. | World News

President Trump privately told advisors the US-Iran ceasefire holds unless American troops are killed, as Iranian strikes target Kuwait and Bahrain.

President Donald Trump offered an unusual definition of a ceasefire as U.S.-Iran tensions persist and negotiations continue.

A lawless, cavalier attitude to truces is taking hold in many parts of the Middle East