After 12 days of exchanging intense strikes and counter-strikes, Israel and Iran have reportedly agreed to a ceasefire. The ceasefire was first announced by President Donald Trump on social media.

The war was initiated by Israel with the tacit approval of the US, to achieve certain objectives. Were those objectives achieved? What prompted them to initiate the ceasefire? Why did Iran agree to the ceasefire? With Israel’s attacks on Gaza continuing, will this ceasefire last?

Guest: Mehmet Ozturk, senior Turkish journalist and political commentator

Host: G Sampath, Social Affiars Editor, The Hindu

Edited by Jude Francis Weston

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