'Deception': Top Iranian official directly refutes Trump's claim of 'ceasefire' - Alternet.org
By: Carl Gibson (Alternet. org)
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On Monday, President Donald Trump suddenly declared a "ceasefire" had been reached between Israel and Iran in what he asked the media to call the "12-day war." But one senior Iranian official says Trump is lying.
CNN reported Monday evening — shortly after Trump posted about the supposed ceasefire on his Truth Social account — that an unnamed top official in the Iranian government said they never received a ceasefire proposal from Israel or the United States. The source also described Trump's post as "a deception" that seemed designed to convince Iran to let down its guard.
"At this very moment, the enemy is committing aggression against Iran, and Iran is on the verge of intensifying its retaliatory strikes, with no ear to listen to the lies of its enemies," the source told CNN.
Trump's post about a ceasefire came just hours after Iran attacked a U.S. military base in Qatar, which in turn followed the U.S. bombing of several of Iran's nuclear facilities over the weekend. Trump insisted in his post that the "ceasefire" was agreed upon by both Israel and Iran in which the latter would cease hostilities in six hours, while the former would cease their own military actions after a 12-hour period.
"This is a War that could have gone on for years, and destroyed the entire Middle East, but it didn't, and never will!" Trump wrote. "God bless Israel, God bless Iran, God bless the Middle East, God bless the United States of America, and GOD BLESS THE WORLD!"
Tensions had been escalating between Israel and Iran in June, after Israel conducted a series of strikes and accused its primary rival in the Middle East of developing nuclear weapons. Iran retaliated with a series of missile strikes on Tel Aviv, most of which were shot down by Israel's Iron Dome.
Initially, Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio distanced the U.S. from Israel's bombings, and insisted that Israel "took unilateral action." However, last weekend's strikes marked the first time the U.S. military became officially involved in Israel's conflict with Iran since Trump's second term began in January.
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"a peace that will last forever"
... we have an incompetent jag-off as president. only in america ...
We are in the position now where every single thing our president says needs to be fact checked. That is not the way things like this would be discussed in a normal presidency.
ding ding ding ding ding ...
... so much for preserving, protecting, and defending the constitution.
I laughed when I saw that re the cease fire.. especially on social media...
Probably the first Israel and Iran heard about it..
I will wait and see if Israel and Iran say it's happening first.. meanwhile I will bide my time...
his imaginary playmate told him it was a done deal after his nap, while he was on the dunny ...
Flying along with the Oz vocab there Devangy...🦘🦘
oz has a lot of content on youtube and I only need to use captioning on some of it ...
I really hate the fact that when our President says something, and then is supposedly contradicted by Iranian leadership, that I have to even hesitate and think to myself "Well, I know they're vile religious extremists who have been spreading terror around the globe and all, but I also know our President is so full of shit he naturally fertilizes any lawn within a mile radius. Who am I supposed to believe?". I guess by default, even though I think Donald Trump is worth less than a skin cell scraped off the ass of a lab rat, I have to side with the President. At least until more reliable information is available. Hard to take "an unnamed top official in the Iranian government" on Truth Social at their word even when facing off with the Liar-in-Chief.
Arvo dismayed...when in doubt do nought as the saying goes..
Take everything with a grain of salt until you hear otherwise..
I will take heed of Israel over the US any day at the moment..
From obliterating nuclear power plants to cease fires...I will believe it when I see it/hear it from Israel..
Already reports here of missiles are still being fired and Trumpet has now backed down on the cease fire.. enough said ..
Tens of millions of Americans simply do not believe a word their national leader, Trump, says. The fact that they dont believe anything Iran says either is small comfort.
Lets not leave Netanyahu out. Tens of millions of Americans dont believe him either.
bibi is just another criminal autocrat ...
Imagine knowing that you should probably trust the word of Iran over that of the American president. That’s the country we live in.
Before Trump was elected in 2016 it was very well known that he is a pathological liar. As a country we have gotten what we asked for.