Two-Week Ceasefire

President Donald Trump waves to the media as he walks on the South Lawn upon his arrival to the White House

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The early take on the Iran ceasefire deal: “The gap is too wide to reach a last-and-final agreement. So the ceasefire is unlikely to survive,” a former Trump administration official told Jasmine last night. “The war is likely to resume.”

But what will that look like? Donald Trump set the bar at “a whole civilization will die.” Is the kind of war we were all just bracing for still on the table?

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What comes next could also be more diplomacy, including potential talks between representatives for the U.S. and Iran in Pakistan. “There are discussions about in-person talks but nothing is final until announced by the president or the White House,” press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.