Israel backs Trump's two-week pause on Iran strikes, says Lebanon excluded

Pakistan stated it did include Lebanon, doesn’t instil confidence this ceasefire will last long.

I wonder if the Trump Admin will be paying Iran tolls for Hormuz with "a pallet of cash in the dead of night". How the turntables.

If this is the framework for peace (which is a big if of course), the US and Israel will have failed to achieve their war goals: * Regime change (failed, the regime still rules) * Stopping the nuclear programme (partial success, Iran still has its enriched uranium stockpiles to develop a bomb with but obviously they have been set back) * Stopping the ballistic missile programme (failed, if anything Iran has shown its ballistic missiles to be plentiful and effective) * Stopping Iran threatening regional allies (failed, if anything the US has shown how outdated some of its air defence systems are, particularly in terms of defence economics) * Reopening the Strait of Hormuz (failed, IT WAS OPEN BEFORE THE WAR and also Iran still has it in a chokehold) Meanwhile Iran seems to have accomplished many of its war goals: * The survival of the regime (success, the regime still rules) * Deterring attack by hurting the economy (success, they have the world economy by the neck and it has America backing down) * Assert control over the Strait of Hormuz (massive success, they might even get to charge a hefty toll now) There is no possible universe where this ending is acceptable to the current Israeli government. In terms of their own goals, this is possibly the worst case scenario. It is a strategic defeat for Israel; one where the Iranian regime is not just extant but more confident in their ability to choke the global economy as deterrence to future attack than they were before the war. They can and will try to undermine it. I'm sure a lot of MAGA types will see this as a stunning victory the likes of which have not been seen since Caesar, but I can't help but see this as America's Suez. That America does not have the military means/will to open the Strait of Hormuz and could not defend its regional allies from lasting and serious economic harm when it used to be able to do these things will have consequences, not to mention the constant insulting of allies from America.

There are so many red flags within hours of this announcement. Pakistan saying Lebanon is included and Israel saying Lebanon is excluded in one big bright flashing red light. My money is on Israel finding a way to bomb Iran at just the right time to derail any real peace talks....like the last 5 or 6 times. We all know Israel does not want an end to this war....ever.

Ah, so this is the "pump" news. I assume Friday night or Saturday is when the strikes will begin.

Bibi really wishes he could keep bombing Iran

Lets hit pause on one war, finish the other one, and then in two weeks finish the other guy

Hey look, Israel gets to focus on Lebanon for 2 weeks before dragging us back in.

israel to continue attacking Lebanon outside ceasefire for the love of the game.

Netanyahu will not allow the war to stop. He will undermine USAs efforts. If he doesn’t achieve his goals now it’s not going to happen later due to all the good will they lost

Running low on interceptors

Interesting how Israeli's invasion of Lebanon is just ignored.

"We will fully abide by the terms of the ceasefire except the ones that we'd have to do anything different for."

These mother effers will find a way to ensure this shit drags on.

Everyone needs to boycott Israel at this point. Buying anything that supports their economy is supporting this nonsense

They're getting bombed rn live though. I was watching tel aviv stream.

Calling BS and likely strike imminent. Likely hoping Iran drops their pants and exposes more leaders to attack yet more will just rise from the pack. Time to recall our troops and leave these holy war fighters to their own accord. Oil won't be c**** and a cost I'm willing to accept because I won't accept at the cost of American lives.

SO the ceasefire won't happen then....Lebanon has to be included according to the ceasefire agreements.

Ah delightful. So little ethnic cleansing is going to keep happening.

The one who began the war won't be the one who finishes it.

If Bibi loses more hair he will not only act like Putin, he will also look like him.

Bibi: Look, we gotta bomb *someone* with all these bones they keep sending us. Otherwise where will we stack them all?

Evil b****** would say that

Do Americans and Israelis even get it, that they are the bad ones now?

They need a restock.

Let Iran and Israel duke it out, and US can stay out of it!

Scumbags.

Ah the Terrorist state of Israel trying to set the terms….gotta love it. USA needs to cut that umbilical cord asap 

Why the f*** did Trump cave to every single demand Israel makes? Why is he so beta?

It’s plain and clear that Netanyahu is calling all the shots in this war and he can do it because he has Trump blackmailed.

Israel: cool cool, we're still gonna be dicks lol

Neither Iran nor Hezbollah seems willing to renounce their ambition of destroying Israel. There's no reason for Israel to stop the war against Hezbollah.

That's because they don't want a two front war. Iran and Lebanon should just say all is fair and go at them