Trump Says Iran Deal Delayed After Beirut Strike — World News
World news moved in two directions on Sunday: Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said a response to the Israeli strike in Beirut was imminent, while Donald Trump said the Iran peace deal was still expected within hours. The strike in Beirut’s southern suburbs killed three people and reopened the risk of a wider regional clash involving Israel, Hezbollah, Iran, and US shipping interests.
Trump said the Beirut strike interrupted the signing by a few hours, telling Axios, “It shook it up. It delayed the signing by a few hours. It was supposed to be now. Now it is scheduled for a few hours from now.” He also said, “it is so bad – I couldn’t believe it. An hour before we are supposed to sign the deal.”
Iran’s Sunday warning
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said on Sunday, “The response of the fighters of Islam is imminent.” The council added, “Lebanon is our life and violation of the red lines of the Islamic Republic will not be tolerated.” A secretary of the council also said a response from “the Islamic warriors” was coming, according to.
The warning followed Israel’s strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs, which Israel said came in response to Hezbollah fire at northern Israel. Israel’s foreign ministry said Hezbollah attacked again on Sunday morning and called the attack “completely unprovoked.”
Trump and Netanyahu
Trump said he raged at Benjamin Netanyahu after the strike and told the Israeli prime minister, “what the fu*k are you doing?” He also said, “Why did Bibi (Netanyahu) have to do a fucking attack?” and added, “I was so pissed off. I let him know. He has no fucking judgement. I let him know that.”
Trump said he will ask Iran not to respond against Israeli strikes that targeted Hezbollah. He said he believes a deal with Iran will be electronically signed in the next 2-3 hours, putting the diplomatic track directly beside the Beirut escalation.
Strait of Hormuz pressure
Pete Hegseth said the US is already taking steps to “ensure that safe passage happens as quickly as possible” through the Strait of Hormuz. Hegseth said, “once this deal is signed, our expectation is that Iran will stop shooting,” and added, “If Iran wants this to hold, they need to pull back Hezbollah, no doubt.”
For readers watching the region, the immediate test is whether Iran follows through on its Sunday warning before the reported deal is signed. The next movement is the one that matters: whether Tehran holds fire, whether Hezbollah responds again, and whether the signing Trump described can still go ahead within hours.
