Trump Rages as Israel-Iran Ceasefire Starts with Explosions, Not Peace
Wafric News – June 24, 2025
The much-hyped ceasefire between Israel and Iran has stumbled right out of the gate—and it's not the missiles making the loudest noise this time, but US President Donald Trump’s fury.
Just hours after Washington and Qatar brokered the ceasefire, both Iran and Israel were back at it, exchanging fire and accusations—leaving the supposed “peace window” cracked, if not already shattered. And Trump? He went ballistic.
“I’ve got to get Israel to calm down,” Trump snapped on the White House lawn Tuesday morning. “They came out and dropped a load of bombs, the likes of which I’ve never seen before.”
Trump, clearly irate, blasted both sides but saved his “extra fury” for America’s closest ally in the region—Israel. Speaking before flying to a NATO summit in The Hague, he fired off a blunt warning:
“We have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f*** they’re doing.”
Ceasefire? More Like a Ceasefire-ish...
The truce, which began late Monday, followed days of cross-border missile attacks, with Israel’s final pre-ceasefire strikes targeting Iranian military facilities near Isfahan. Tehran responded with drone launches. Then came the deal—followed almost immediately by more airstrikes.
While Iran insisted it hadn't fired new missiles after the ceasefire took effect, Israel claimed otherwise. Israel’s Defence Minister, Israel Katz, authorized fresh strikes on Tehran, saying Iran had violated the agreement. But according to Iranian officials, it was Israel who bombed for over an hour after the agreed deadline.
Trump—who had triumphantly declared on his Truth Social app that the ceasefire was in full effect and that Israeli jets were “doing a friendly ‘Plane Wave’ to Iran”—was forced into a public scramble to stop further Israeli action.
“ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS,” he wrote early Tuesday in a dramatic online outburst.
“IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!”
Sources say Trump personally pressured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stand down. Israel’s government later claimed they did launch one final strike, but were now pausing "further action."
Trump: Ceasefire Still Alive—Barely
Despite the violence and confusion, Trump insists the truce is still alive, calling it a phased process where Iran would halt operations first, followed by Israel 12 hours later.
The US president also sought to clarify that he’s not looking to topple the Iranian regime, even after authorizing US bombers over the weekend to hit three sensitive Iranian nuclear sites—an action he framed as a “preventive” move.
While Washington and Tel Aviv insist those facilities were secretly developing atomic weapons, both US intelligence and the UN nuclear watchdog have found no such evidence.
Human Cost Rises
Since Israel launched its offensive on June 13, more than 400 Iranians have reportedly been killed in airstrikes. In retaliation, Iranian missiles—more effective than ever—have killed 28 people in Israel, raising questions about the reliability of its US-backed Iron Dome defense system.
Opening for Diplomacy?
In Tehran, officials cautiously welcomed Trump’s backtracking on regime change and saw his criticism of Israel as a possible signal for dialogue.
“It might give the impression that Trump is serious about this ceasefire,” said Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem, reporting from the Iranian capital.
In Washington, correspondent Phil Lavelle noted Trump felt “betrayed” by Netanyahu, pointing out that his anger toward Israel appeared "personal and immediate.”
By Wafricnews Desk.
By Wafricnews Desk.
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