Trump announced a ceasefire. Did Iran break it?
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Israel-Iran truce already under pressure
Israel accused Iran on Tuesday of already violating a ceasefire deal announced earlier this morning by President Donald Trump.
Things changed quickly: President Donald Trump announced the ceasefire early Tuesday in a social media post and urged both countries not to violate it. But Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel had detected Iranian missile launches and had ordered "high-intensity operations" targeting Iran. Iran insisted there were no missiles directed at Israel, Iran's Nour News reported.
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