Trump has repeatedly declared that the deal with Iran will be signed on Sunday, despite Tehran indicating that it has not yet made a final decision as to whether to sign.<\/p>\n
\u201cIsrael has the right to defend itself against threats, but the attack it was responding to was very small and meaningless, nobody was hurt, injured or killed and should not disrupt this important process,\u201d Trump continued, suggesting that Israel overreacted by targeting Beirut in response to a Hezbollah attack on northern Israel.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\tBy signing up, you agree to the terms<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWe are very close to a deal that will bring peace to the region, including to Lebanon, and all sides should stand down,\u201d he reiterated, adding: \u201cThere should be no more attacks by Israel anywhere in Lebanon, but there should also be no more attacks by any other party, including Hezbollah, against Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n \t The US president notably suggested that the MOU with Iran would include guarantees that Israel stop its offensive across all of Lebanon and not just Beirut, after Israeli officials signaled they would only comply with refraining from targeting the capital, but would continue operations deep in southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n \u201cThis could be the beginning of a long and beautiful peace \u2014 Let\u2019s not blow it!\u201d he added.<\/p>\n According to Channel 12, the primary concern within Israel\u2019s political and security establishment is that Washington could significantly curtail the IDF\u2019s freedom of action in Lebanon if the deal with Iran includes a complete halt to Israeli military activity throughout the country, not just in Beirut.<\/p>\n The report added that Trump proposed during one of his recent conversations with Netanyahu that Israel withdraw physically from southern Lebanon as part of the broader understandings being discussed with Iran. Netanyahu reportedly rejected the idea outright, arguing that it would serve neither Israeli nor American interests.<\/p>\n Trump reportedly took a more belligerent tone than he had on Truth Social in a phone call with Axios later on Sunday, revealing that he spoke to Netanyahu after the strike in Beirut and informed the Israeli premier that \u201che has no fucking judgment.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhy did Bibi have to do a fucking attack?\u201d Trump said. \u201cI was so pissed off. I let him know. He has no fucking judgment. I let him know that.\u201d<\/p>\n The president told Axios that the deal with Iran would have already been signed if it were not for the strike on Beirut.<\/p>\n \u201cIt shook it up,\u201d he said. \u201cIt delayed the signing by a few hours. It was supposed to be now. Now it is scheduled for a few hours from now.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt is so bad,\u201d Trump continued. \u201cI couldn\u2019t believe it. An hour before we are supposed to sign the deal.\u201d<\/p>\n \t Like Trump, Iran has painted Israel\u2019s attack on Beirut as a threat to the emerging deal with Washington, with top negotiator and parliament speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf declaring it proof that the US \u201ceither lacks the will to fulfill its commitments or the ability to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n Senior Iranian parliament member Ebrahim Rezaei similarly said the US must \u201cdiscipline the Zionist regime\u201d if it wishes to make a deal, and compared Israel to a \u201crabid dog\u201d that must be controlled.<\/p>\n Israeli officials reportedly reacted with alarm to Trump\u2019s comments and the intensity of his verbal attack on Netanyahu, with a senior official close to the premier telling Channel 12 that they left Jerusalem \u201cstunned.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTrump\u2019s statement is a resounding slap in the face. The restrictions [on Israel] have been taken to another level,\u201d the official said. \u201cThe expectation that we will not strike anywhere in Lebanon is incompatible with the behavior of a strategic ally.\u201d<\/p>\n \t Another official speaking to the Ynet news outlet accused the US of \u201ctrying to normalize firing at Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n Not everyone agreed with Trump\u2019s approach in Washington, either.<\/p>\n Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina took to X to urge the US to put itself in Israel\u2019s shoes, and \u201cunderstand who we are dealing with\u201d when negotiating with Iran and dealing with Hezbollah.<\/p>\n \u201cSince the latest ceasefire, Hezbollah has been unrelenting in their attacks against Israel to the point there are areas in northern Israel that have been evacuated because of the constant attacks,\u201d wrote Graham, a staunch ally of both Trump and Israel. \u201cWhat would America do in a similar situation?\u201d<\/p>\n It was not clear what Graham was referring to, as no areas in northern Israel have been evacuated since fighting against Hezbollah renewed in March. Many communities have nevertheless shrunk significantly over the past two years, with many residents choosing not to return following the previous round of conflict that erupted in October 2023.<\/p>\n While I hope and pray that a diplomatic solution to end the Iranian conflict and deny Iran the ability to produce a nuclear weapon and stop their reign of terror on the region may be at hand, we still must understand who we are dealing with. <\/p>\n Since the latest ceasefire,\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) June 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n According to Channel 12, officials in Washington spent the better part of Sunday afternoon pressing Israel not to escalate tensions with Iran, while promising to do everything possible to prevent Iranian attacks on Israel. The American message, according to the report, was that even if Iran does strike, Israel should avoid any response that could jeopardize the MOU being negotiated between Washington and Tehran.\n<\/p>\n Israel\u2019s political leadership has been briefed on the \u201ccredible possibility\u201d of upcoming missile fire from Iran, perhaps before midnight, according to the report.<\/p>\n In a bid to avoid this, Israeli officials communicating with Washington said Trump had offered Iran a financial incentive to stand down from its threat to attack Israel.<\/p>\n The sources said intensive negotiations were underway on the matter and offered two contradictory reports within minutes of each other: first claiming Iran had rejected the financial incentive, then claiming it was still considering it.<\/p>\n Iran gave no public signs of being swayed by US sweet-talking, with the country\u2019s highest national security body warning that a response against Israel was \u201cimminent.\u201d<\/p>\n \u05ea\u05d9\u05e2\u05d5\u05d3: \u05d4\u05de\u05e8\u05d7\u05d1 \u05d4\u05d0\u05d5\u05d5\u05d9\u05e8\u05d9 \u05e9\u05dc \u05d0\u05d9\u05e8\u05d0\u05df \u05e1\u05d2\u05d5\u05e8 \u05dc\u05d7\u05dc\u05d5\u05d8\u05d9\u05df@ndvori<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/kJ3pHjwHrK<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 \u05d4\u05d7\u05d3\u05e9\u05d5\u05ea \u2013 N12 (@N12News) June 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Airspace over the Islamic Republic also appeared to have closed shortly before 10 p.m., according to flight traffic data.\n<\/p>\n The country\u2019s semi-official Tasnim news agency announced that flights in the west of the country had been canceled until further notice, \u201cin light of the current situation.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AFP__20260614__B6ZR777__v1__HighRes__LebanonIsraelIranUsWar-640x400.jpg\")
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\n\t\tA person holds a sign thanking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump during a gathering of Iranian community members showing support for Israel and the United States, outside the Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles, on March 5, 2026. (Patrick T. Fallon\/AFP)<\/p>\n