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Middle East ceasefires fail to stop strikes between Israel and Iran

Throughout this week, direct military strikes have continued across Gaza, Lebanon, and the Persian Gulf despite multiple ceasefire agreements announced by the Trump administration.

President Trump has claimed that regional peace deals are imminent, but analysts warn that these "paper ceasefires" currently have no operational meaning on the ground. The latest escalation occurred when Israeli strikes in Beirut prompted Iran to retaliate with missile launches, forcing the region into a dangerous tit-for-tat cycle. These agreements are struggling because they often treat separate border skirmishes as isolated events rather than addressing the interconnected nature of the Iran-Israel power struggle.

Observers are now watching for a potential surge in global oil prices and a total collapse of diplomacy if the current hostilities expand into a full-scale regional war.

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Trump’s Lebanon crisis: Why paper ceasefires fail

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Why ceasefires haven’t stopped deadly strikes in Gaza, Lebanon or the Gulf

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Opinion | End the Phony Cease-Fire With Iran

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 @BDYCZWP from California  commented…6hrs6H

War is tragic; it harms so many, and in cases like Israel, which seemingly is doing so for more control and wider territory, as seen with the genocide of Palestine. The continued failure to come to a ceasefire all while the US continues to back Israel is ridiculous, especially given how quick Trump was to drop funding and support to Ukraine when Russia is doing the same thing.

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