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President Donald Trump on Monday announced that Israel and Iran had agreed to a ceasefire, after more than a week of attacks.
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The Israeli prime minister also issued a strong warning to Iran.
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There was no immediate response from Iran or Israel, and it was unclear if the day's events would give the U.S. and Iran an off-ramp from their confrontation.
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The U.S. entered Israel's war against Iran over the weekend, dropping bombs and firing missiles on three Iranian nuclear enrichment facilities. We hear from some experts on whether they think the attacks were successful in damaging or destroying Iran's ability to make a nuclear weapon.
And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long had sights on attacking Iran but until recently that ambition seemed to be sidelined by President Trump. Now Netanyahu's basking in the moment after the U.S. joined in on the war against Iran.
For more coverage of all sides of this conflict, go to npr.org/mideastupdates
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Before asserting that Iran and Israel had agreed to a cease-fire, President Trump spoke to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and Iranian officials, with Qatar helping to mediate.
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