Donald Trump jumped to claim credit for brokering the ceasefire moments after it was announced on Wednesday, despite the fact that he was not in office for the duration of the conflict. But his instinct may not be far off: A diplomat briefed on the negotiations credited their sudden progress to the incoming forty-seventh president, reported

New York Times Foreign Affairs Columnist and 3-time Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas L. Friedman explains the roadblocks President-elect Trump will face in order to resolve conflict in the Middle East.