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Updated · Arutz Sheva · Jun 14
Trump Says Beirut Strike Delayed Iran Deal by 2-3 Hours
Updated
Updated · Arutz Sheva · Jun 14

Trump Says Beirut Strike Delayed Iran Deal by 2-3 Hours

3 articles · Updated · Arutz Sheva · Jun 14

Summary

  • 2-3 hours before a planned signing, Trump said Israel’s strike on a Hezbollah command center in Beirut delayed a U.S.-Iran peace memorandum by several hours.
  • Trump said he told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to launch further strikes and plans to ask Iran not to answer with missile fire toward Israel.
  • The Israeli attack followed three drones launched from Lebanon into Israeli airspace; two exploded near Shlomi in the western Galilee and a third hit a military zone inside Israel.
  • Trump argued the Lebanese attack caused no casualties and should not derail a deal he says could extend peace to Lebanon if all sides stand down.

Insights

Is the proposed US-Iran deal a true path to peace or a strategic pause in a wider regional conflict?
Can a peace deal succeed when America's closest ally, Israel, has been excluded from the negotiations?