Trump Claims A ‘forever’ Peace In The Land Of Forever Wars — But Is It All One Big Illusion?

So much for the quagmire.

Donald Trump seems to have emerged from the worst crisis in America’s estrangement with Iran’s Islamic Republic with a win.

The president leaped on Tehran’s modest missile response Monday to the US pounding of its nuclear sites as a sign it wants to end escalations. “CONGRATULATIONS WORLD, ITS TIME FOR PEACE!” he posted on Truth Social.

Trump’s exuberance was a sign that he sees the US involvement in the conflict as over, at least for now.

And he followed up by announcing a ceasefire between Iran and Israel due to come into force later Tuesday. Ceasefires in the Middle East are often fragile and fleeting, as was underscored by attacks by both Israel and Iran in the hours before the truce was due to be established.

But the president was already trumpeting his chosen image as a peacemaker and consummate deal maker, only 48 hours after US stealth bombers slammed Iran.

“I think the ceasefire is unlimited. It’s going to go forever,” Trump told NBC News on Monday night, predicting that Israel and Iran will never “be shooting at each other again.”

That’s a bold claim given the Middle East’s reputation as a graveyard of American presidencies. And for all Trump’s marketing skills, events will decide whether his breakthrough is for real or just another illusion.

Israel reopens its airspace

People wait in line to board a bus heading to Ben Gurion International airport for an evacuation flight to Australia, amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Tuesday.Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters

Isarel has reopened its airspace, the Israel Airports Authority said Tuesday, following a night of missile barrages from Iran.

Israel’s airspace closed due to multiple waves of Iranian missiles hours before a ceasefire came into effect.

CNN