Donald Trump blasts Israel for striking Iran after ceasefire deal

 United States President Donald J. Trump delivered a scathing rebuke to both Iran and Israel on Monday afternoon, expressing frustration over ongoing hostilities between the two nations despite a recently announced ceasefire agreement.

Speaking to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One en route to the NATO summit in The Hague, President Trump criticized both sides for violating the terms of the truce almost immediately after it was brokered

“We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the they’re doing,” Trump said, visibly angry.

According to Times of Israel, the U.S. president voiced particular disappointment with Israel, accusing it of launching massive airstrikes just hours after the ceasefire deal was made public

“Israel, as soon as we made the deal, they came out and they dropped a load of bombs the likes of which I’ve never seen before,” he said.

Trump indicated he was not pleased with Tehran either but appeared to suggest Iran’s violations were more measured

“They violated, but Israel violated it too,” he remarked.

In a sharp message to Israeli leadership, Trump said: “I’m not happy with Israel… when I say you have 12 hours, you don’t just go in the first hours and drop everything you have.”

He further criticized the Israeli response to what he called “one rocket that didn’t land, perhaps fired by mistake,” urging restraint: “I need Israel to calm down.

Do not drop those bombs.

Bring your pilots home, now.”

The president’s remarks come amid growing tensions and concerns over the durability of the truce, as Qatari mediators express hope for renewed ceasefire and hostage negotiations between Israel and Hamas.