Day after, Trump turns dovish on Iran

US PRESIDENT SWITCHES FROM 'STONE AGE' THREAT TO TALK OF 'GOLDEN AGE' FOR W ASIA

- REUTERS

The United States will work closely with Iran and the two countries are discussing tariff and sanctions relief, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire.

Trump's upbeat talk towards Iran in three Wednesday social media posts marks a dramatic, 24-hour turn in tone. On Tuesday, he had threatened to end the country’s whole “civilization” while on Wednesday he declared “A big day for World Peace!” Trump said on social media that many of the 15 points in the US plan proposed to Iran had been agreed to, but did not elaborate.

“We are, and will be, talking Tariff and Sanctions relief with Iran,” Trump said.

On the other hand, Israel carried out its heaviest strikes on Lebanon since the conflict with Hezbollah broke out last month, even as the Iran-aligned group paused attacks on northern Israel and Israeli troops in Lebanon under a two-week US-Iran ceasefire.

Consecutive explosions shook Beirut, sending smoke billowing across the capital, as Israel’s military said it had launched the largest coordinated strike of the war. More than 100 Hezbollah command centres and military sites were targeted in Beirut, the Bekaa Valley and southern Lebanon, it said.