White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has described the ceasefire as a US victory, crediting Donald Trump and the American military for making it possible.
She said Trump had initially projected the war would last four to six weeks, and that within 38 days the US had achieved — and even surpassed — its core military objectives.
“The success of our military created maximum leverage, enabling President Trump and his team to pursue tough negotiations that have now opened the door to a diplomatic solution and long-term peace,” she wrote.
Leavitt also noted that Trump had ensured the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Her remarks came after Iran’s National Security Council said it agreed to the two-week ceasefire as “almost all the goals of the war have been achieved”, adding that talks in Islamabad would help consolidate its “battlefield victory” through political negotiations.
