In public, Qatar was insisting on the right to defend itself after Iran attacked a U.S. military site in the emirate. Behind the scenes, it was already mediating a truce between Israel and Iran.

Trump said the ceasefire would bring an “Official END” to the war, a major change in the hostilities that follows a U.S. strike over the weekend on three Iranian nuclear sites.

U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House that in his view, both sides had violated the nascent agreement, using an expletive to hammer home his point.