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Waltz says 'It is up to President Trump' to determine if Iran violated ceasefire

ABC News·6 months ago
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Mike Waltz, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said Sunday that President Donald Trump is giving diplomacy with Iran "every chance" before restarting military strikes, even as the two countries continue to exchange fire after Trump declared a ceasefire.

"[It is] up to President Trump as commander-in-chief to determine what constitutes a violation, when to go back to military action or when to continue to give diplomacy a chance," Waltz told ABC News' "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz.

Trump said that the ceasefire with Iran had not been violated despite Iran and the U.S. taking shots at each other over the Strait of Hormuz, telling ABC News that the strikes were "just a love tap." Iran accused the U.S. of violating the ceasefire.

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