US insists Iran ceasefire is still in effect | ABC NEWS

The Trump administration is insisting a tenuous four-week ceasefire with Iran remains intact and is now positioning its operations as purely defensive.

The secretary of state has declared Operation Epic Fury is "over" despite no breakthrough in talks and continued hostilities.

Reporting by John Lyons.

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