May 8, 2026

‘Just a Love Tap’: Trump Insists Cease-Fire With Iran Is Holding Despite Ongoing Attacks Traded

Miranda Jeyaretnam

"Some observers are less optimistic about a deal in the near term, however. Both sides want to avoid outright conflict, but they don’t appear ready to meet halfway in order to resolve it. [...] Trump needs to show that the war achieved something, and that the cost that American voters and the world are paying was not paid in vain.”

ChinaMed Head of Research Andrea Ghiselli was quoted by TIME regarding the ongoing negotiations between the U.S. and Iran.

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