Trump condemns Israel attack on Beirut, says Iran deal still close

Published 14 June 2026 · us

Trump says there should be ‘no more attacks’ by Israel or Hezbollah on ‘special day’ when deal could be signed. United States President Donald Trump

Trump says there should be ‘no more attacks’ by Israel or Hezbollah on ‘special day’ when deal could be signed. United States President Donald Trump has criticised Israel for launching an attack on Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, on the day he has said a deal to end the US-Israel war with Iran could be signed. In a post on Truth Social on Sunday, Trump said the Israeli attack on Beirut “should not have happened, particularly on a special day when we are so close to a Peace Deal with Iran”. “We are very close to a Deal that will bring peace to the region, including to Lebanon, and all sides should stand down,” he said. “There 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,” he said. “This could be the beginning of a long and beautiful peace — Let’s not blow it!” The statement came shortly after Iran’s top negotiator and parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said Israel’s attacks had again drawn US trust into question. The US and Israel twice launched attacks against Iran – sparking the 12-day war in 2025 and the current war on February 28 – amid ongoing indirect talks over Iran’s nuclear programme.

In a post on X, Ghalibaf said the US “either lacks the will to fulfil its commitments or the ability to do so”. “If you lack the will and ability to fulfil your commitments, speaking of continuing the path is not possible,” he added. Authorities have said at least three people have been killed in the Israeli strikes on the Dahiyeh area of Beirut. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had said the military launched the strikes in response to Hezbollah firing projectiles towards northern Israel. In his post on Truth Social, Trump questioned the justification. “Israel 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,” he said. US says signing close Trump on Saturday said that a deal with Iran was “scheduled” to be signed on Sunday, with top mediator Pakistan indicating the signing would be digital. But Iranian officials have offered a slightly different timeline, with Esmaeil Baghaei, a spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, saying on Saturday that the signing could take days. Still, both sides have broadly indicated that a signing of a memorandum of understanding to end fighting on all fronts, including in Lebanon, was closer than ever.