In a bit of irony that would torture critics of President Donald Trump as a regime-change war hawk, Israel had reportedly been on the precipice to end the totalitarian regime in Iran before Trump pushed for the 60-day ceasefire.

“When Trump declared a ceasefire, Israel was moving into a final phase of attacks intended to topple the regime,” according to The Washington Post’s David Ignatius.

Trump ended the 12-day war between Israel and Iran just days after dropping the bombs on Iran’s nuclear facilities and excoriating Iran and Israel for early cease breaches “because they don’t know what the f**k they’re doing” as two countries that have been fighting for so long and so hard.

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