The Associated Press wrote in a report that Donald Trump’s repeated announcements, made by the President of the United States, about stopping attacks on the Islamic Republic have become one of the main features of the five-month war. According to the news agency, Trump has repeatedly, after threatening broad attacks, said that operations would be suspended to create the conditions for negotiations, but these pauses have lasted only a few hours or a few days, and fighting has resumed.

By reviewing this process, the Associated Press wrote that since Farvardin, Trump has announced several times a ceasefire or a halt to attacks; including in Farvardin, Ordibehesht, Khordad, Tir, and Mordad. This report adds that each time, the negotiations or ceasefire ended with the resumption of attacks by the United States or the Islamic Republic.

According to the Associated Press, the latest example also occurred on Friday; when Trump, after threatening a severe attack against the Islamic Republic, announced a few hours later that he was canceling the planned attack due to the formation of a framework for an agreement and to provide an opportunity for negotiations. The news agency notes that officials of the Islamic government have also said that despite these statements, they have continued to keep themselves ready for any military action.