It’s been roughly 40 hours since President Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, and the shaky agreement is starting to crumble as both sides express distrust.
Trump says he will hold U.S. troops “in, and around, Iran” until a “REAL AGREEMENT” is reached between the two countries.
“If for any reason it is not, which is highly unlikely, then the ‘Shootin’ Starts,’ bigger, and better, and stronger than anyone has ever seen before,” Trump posted shortly before midnight.
And Iran has matched his skepticism, accusing the U.S. of not upholding its end of the deal as Israel continues to attack Lebanon.
Those fears are reverberating throughout the world.
The Strait of Hormuz is technically open, but The New York Times reports that only five ships passed through on Wednesday. That’s half of the daily traffic over the past five days, per the Times and less than 10 percent of normal traffic, per Reuters. That’s because vessels are wary of the wobbly ceasefire.
Oil prices rose again this morning as fears set in of the ceasefire falling apart.
And NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says he is worried the conflict could lead to a “North Korea moment” that could put other countries at risk.
Vice President Vance is set to travel to Pakistan this weekend with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner to negotiate a deal to smooth things over.
Keep in mind — we haven’t seen Trump in public: Trump has not spoken in public since he made the announcement on Tuesday, and his schedule currently shows no public events again today. Meanwhile, as The Hill’s Jared Gans points out, Vice President Vance has become the central figure in maintaining the peace.
The bulk of the president’s communication with the American people has been through Truth Social posts.
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