ACEASEFIRE agreement rarely surprises the countries that are supposed to cease firing. But that is what happened in the middle of the night on June 23rd, the 12th day of a war between Israel and Iran. Donald Trump announced the end of the war on social media (where else?), saying that the combatants had begged him to make peace. His announcement seemed to catch both Israel and Iran off-guard; they took hours to confirm the news.
