Trump might walk on water: "boom, boom"

parting the Persian Gulf

Trump: "Literally, you walk over from Iran to Qatar. You can walk it in one second. You go, boom, boom, and now you're in Qatar."

Trump: "Literally, you walk over from Iran to Qatar. You can walk it in one second. You go, boom, boom, and now you're in Qatar."

Qatar and Iran do not share a land border.

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— The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) Oct 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM

Israel and Hamas implemented a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip at 5:00 AM ET on October 10.[1] The ceasefire agreement does not address outstanding issues that were initially included in US President Donald Trump’s plan for peace in the Gaza Strip, such as Hamas’ disarmament, a full Israeli withdrawal, or Gaza’s future governance.[2] The Israeli government approved the ceasefire and hostage release resolution during a cabinet meeting on October 9 after two weeks of negotiations.[3] Trump said that he would not permit Israel to abandon the deal.[4] Axios reported that Trump’s assurances were a “key factor” in convincing Hamas to accept the ceasefire agreement, citing two US officials.[5]

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) withdrew to the eastern half of the Gaza Strip before the ceasefire began and has assured Hamas it will not reenter the western areas of the Strip if Hamas meets its ceasefire and hostage release obligations.[6] Israeli forces retain control of approximately 53 percent of the Gaza Strip.[7] The IDF also halted all aerial surveillance over Palestinian-controlled areas of the Gaza Strip.[8] Hamas agreed to release all 20 living Israeli hostages within three days of the ceasefire’s implementation.[9] Hamas will also return the remains of all deceased hostages the group has in its possession in the first three days.[10] The agreement stipulates that 600 truckloads of humanitarian aid will enter the Gaza Strip each day.[11] US, Qatari, Egyptian, and Turkish officials will coordinate the ceasefire implementation between Israel and Hamas.[12]  Two hundred US military personnel will be in Israel to assist with the ceasefire implementation, but they will not enter the Gaza Strip.[13]

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Trump has claimed to have settled a war between Armenia & Cambodia, and another war between Albania & Azerbaijan (this being the 2nd time in as many weeks he has made the latter claim).