TRUMP: “We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the fuck they’re doing.”

Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump expressed frus­tra­tion with Israel for vio­lat­ing a cease­fire agree­ment with Iran, stat­ing that both coun­tries “don’t know what the fuck they’re doing” due to their long-stand­ing con­flict. This remark came after Israel report­ed­ly launched attacks short­ly after the cease­fire was announced, under­min­ing peace efforts. [Source: C‑SPAN X post, 2025-06-24]

The cease­fire, bro­kered by Trump, was intend­ed to end a 12-day war between Israel and Iran, with both sides agree­ing to a phased ces­sa­tion of hos­til­i­ties over 24 hours. How­ev­er, Israel’s actions prompt­ed Trump to pub­licly admon­ish them, high­light­ing his role in medi­at­ing the agree­ment. [Source:

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This inci­dent occurs amidst a broad­er con­text of U.S. involve­ment in the Mid­dle East, where Trump’s admin­is­tra­tion has been active­ly engaged in diplo­mat­ic efforts to sta­bi­lize the region. The cease­fire vio­la­tion adds to the com­plex­i­ty of these efforts, espe­cial­ly giv­en the recent U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, which aimed to curb Iran’s nuclear ambi­tions but did not ful­ly destroy the facil­i­ties. [Source: Reuters, 2025-06-24]

Israel’s defense min­is­ter respond­ed to the sit­u­a­tion by affirm­ing that Israel would respect the cease­fire “as long as the oth­er side does,” echo­ing a sim­i­lar stance from Iran’s pres­i­dent, Masoud Pezeshkian. This mutu­al con­di­tion­al­i­ty under­scores the frag­ile nature of the truce. [Source: The Guardian, 2025-06-24]

The back­lash from Trump’s com­ments and Israel’s actions could impact U.S.-Israel rela­tions, espe­cial­ly as Trump pre­pares for a NATO sum­mit, where he might face ques­tions about his approach to inter­na­tion­al alliances and con­flicts. His blunt lan­guage reflects a depar­ture from tra­di­tion­al diplo­mat­ic rhetoric, poten­tial­ly affect­ing per­cep­tions of U.S. lead­er­ship in glob­al affairs. [Source: AP News, 2025-06-23]