Trump Brokers 10-Day 'Breathing Room' Peace Deal Like It's a Group Project
KEY POINTS
- â˘On Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted Israeli and Lebanese diplomats, discussing but not deciding on a ceasefire.
- â˘Trump tweeted Wednesday he was working on a ceasefire 'breathing room' and arranged calls with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday.
- â˘After Sundayâs call and negotiations, Trump declared a 10-day ceasefire beginning Thursday at 5pm ET between Israel and Lebanon.
President Trump announced a 10-day ceasefire starting Thursday at 5pm ET between Israel and Lebanon, calling it 'excellent conversations' with Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun and Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahuâor as Trump typed, 'Highly Respected' and 'Bibi.' The ceasefire, supposedly a political tightrope for Netanyahu, oddly surfaced from a back-and-forth saga involving Secretary Marco Rubio hosting diplomats Tuesday, Trump's premature Truth Social tease Wednesday night, Lebanese officials caught off-guard about Thursday talks, and Trumpâs first-ever calls to Aoun. Meanwhile, US-Iran peace negotiations grind with Iran whinging about broken ceasefire rules while Israel keeps punching Iran-backed Hezbollah. And now, JD Vance and 'Dan Razinâ Caine' are on the peace squad, because why not?
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(1 of 3)Trump âtries to get breathing roomâ between Israel and Lebanon by tweeting before Lebanon knew, featuring cameo calls from Rubio, JD Vance, and mystery guy Dan Razinâ Caine.
Lebanon didnât get the memo but Trumpâs already calling it a âpeace deal.â This ceasefire was brokered like a surprise group text gone wrong.
Marco Rubio invited them to a meeting, Trump called to finalize, and Lebanon was just trying to find the mute button. International diplomacy or improv comedy?
Source: Axios | Published: 4/16/2026 | Author: Barak Ravid
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