The US State Department confirmed, yesterday, Tuesday, its confidence in the continued ceasefire between Iran and Israel, which was reached immediately after the president Donald TrumpAfter an unprecedented military escalation between the two parties that lasted 12 days.
The ministry spokeswoman Tami Bruce – during the daily press conference – said that the president “believed from the beginning that diplomacy was able to end wars, and he built his strategy on this basis.”
In response to a question about the possibility of lifting sanctions on Iran if the calm continues, Bruce explained that “the process is fast and changing”, stressing that “decision -making in this regard will be in accordance with a strategy that achieves the interests of the United States.”
Responding to a question about Iranian accusations by Washington of using nuclear negotiations, a cover for Israeli attacks, Bruce refrained from the direct response, saying only, “This is a question that I can not answer at all.”
The American spokeswoman concluded her statements by stressing that “President Trump is moving as a peace envoy and that this approach will continue.”
On June 13, Israel launched a 12 -day large aggression against Iran, during which it targeted military and nuclear sites and civil facilities, in addition to the assassination of military leaders and nuclear scientists.
Iran has responded with missile attacks and drones on Israeli military and intelligence sites, penetrating the air defense systems.
At the height of the escalation, the United States launched strikes on nuclear facilities inside Iran, claiming that it had ended the Tehran nuclear program, which prompted Tehran to respond to bombing The rule of many In Qatar.
On June 24, Washington announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, with the approval of the two parties, after the mediation led by Trump personally, amid increasing references to the desire of the international parties to contain the escalation.