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The Memo: Iran ceasefire teeters as Trump blasts proposal from Tehran
Key takeaways
- Trump on Monday lambasted Iran s latest peace proposal as a piece of garbage.
- The previous day, on social media, Trump derided the Iranian response in his characteristic all-caps style as TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!
- But Trump s anger brings forth questions of its own — including what comes next, and whether a new conflagration in the conflict could be sparked by the unwillingness of either side to back down.
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Trump on Monday lambasted Iran s latest peace proposal as a piece of garbage. He also characterized the ceasefire, which has endured for just more than a month, as unbelievably weak and on life support.
The previous day, on social media, Trump derided the Iranian response in his characteristic all-caps style as TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!
But Trump s anger brings forth questions of its own — including what comes next, and whether a new conflagration in the conflict could be sparked by the unwillingness of either side to back down.
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