Trump's fiery response to Israel and Iran's ceasefire breaches

US President Donald Trump expressed anger and disappointment over the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran, slamming both countries for violating the agreement on Tuesday.

Trump took credit for having brokered the ceasefire, but it appears to have faltered mere hours after its announcement.

Speaking outside the White House, a visibly angry Trump said he was not happy with both countries and was looking to reprimand the two nations.

"We have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what they’re doing," Trump said, criticising both Israel and Iran for their actions while using profanities.

Despite acknowledging that the ceasefire might not be entirely broken, Trump expressed his discontent with Israel saying the country attacked Iran just after they had made the deal. 

"Israel, as soon as we made the deal, they came out and they dropped a load of bombs, the likes of which I've never seen before,” Trump said.

He added that Israel had to “calm down” after he said both Israel and Iran violated a ceasefire he tried to broker.

“I gotta get Israel to calm down now,” Trump said.

The Iranian media reported that an Israeli strike on Monday had killed a senior commander of Iran’s Basij paramilitary force, linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

The South African Communist Party (SACP) has also weighed in on the matter condemning the US military attacks on Iran, expressing solidarity with "the people of Iran and the axis of resistance to imperialism and Zionism". 

SACP spokesperson Mbulelo Mandlana said: "The SACP strongly condemns the United States' military attacks on Iran... We reiterate our solidarity with the people of Iran and the entire axis of resistance to imperialism, Zionism, and its genocidal campaigns in the Middle East."

Political Analyst Dr John Molepo said the faltering ceasefire and escalating conflict have raised concerns about the potential for further destabilisation in the region. 

He said the conflict could easily surge into a bigger war if not stopped now.

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