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From NBC News: The deputy chief of Iran’s Faraja police intelligence unit was killed in an Israeli strike, the state-run FARS news agency reported today.
Brig. Gen. Alireza Lotfi was killed Monday, as both countries traded fire before a ceasefire came into effect early this morning.
The ceasefire appeared on the verge of failure Tuesday morning as both countries accused the other of violating it, prompting retaliatory strikes.
The violations brought heated commentary from. President Donald J. Trump as he headed off to a NATO summit.
Trump said he was unhappy with both countries, saying them were so embroiled in hostilities that they no wee no longer acting sensibly.
“I think they both violated it,” he said on Tuesday. “I’m not sure they did it intentionally. They couldn’t rein people back. I don’t like the fact that Israel went out this morning at all, and I’m going to see if I can stop it.”
“We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f— they’re doing,” he added.
Trump later posted on his Truth Social account, saying the NATO summit he was heading to “will be a much calmer period than what I just went through with Israel and Iran.”
“I look forward to seeing all of my very good European friends, and others. Hopefully, much will be accomplished!” he wrote.
The summit will take place at The Hague in the Netherlands.
Heading to NATO where, at worst, it will be a much calmer period than what I just went through with Israel and Iran. I look forward to seeing all of my very good European friends, and others. Hopefully, much will be accomplished!
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