Rep. John McGuire, R-Va., expressed confidence Saturday on Newsmax that the fragile Israel-Iran ceasefire brokered by President Donald Trump will endure, citing Iran’s growing international isolation and the strength of U.S. military deterrence.

As Trump secured a tentative ceasefire between Israel and Iran following a rapid escalation in the region, McGuire said the peace will hold because no major global powers are stepping in to support Iran.

“I think it’s going to stick. And I’ll tell you why,” McGuire said during an appearance on “America Right Now.” “Iran is known as the bully of the Middle East, and even their allies and even Russia and China … no one said a word and no one helped them out as our amazing, brave men and women and our military went over there and obliterated their ability to produce nuclear weapons that would not possibly kill hundreds or thousands, but millions of people.”

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