President Donald Trump said the U.S.-Iran deal will be signed within two to three hours, while sharply criticizing Prime Minister Netanyahu over the Israeli strike in Beirut's Dahieh neighborhood. According to i24NEWS, Trump said he told Netanyahu 'What the hell are you doing?' and claimed the prime minister has 'no fucking judgment'. The statements come as multiple Zioneer reports from the past hour described Trump's anger over the operation nearly derailing the signing.
President Donald Trump escalated his criticism of Israel on Tuesday evening, stating that the U.S.-Iran deal will be signed within two to three hours while lashing out at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the Israeli strike in Beirut's Dahieh neighborhood. According to i24NEWS, Trump said he told Netanyahu, 'What the hell are you doing?' and added that the prime minister has 'no fucking judgment'. The president described the Israeli operation as a response to 'small and insignificant fire'.
As The Zioneer reported earlier this evening (19:07 Jerusalem), Trump told Fox News the deal would be signed within two to three hours and quoted himself telling Netanyahu 'What the f--- are you doing?'. By 19:16, Trump said Netanyahu has 'no judgment' and that he was 'very angry' about the Beirut strike, adding that he would ask Iran not to respond with ballistic missiles. At 17:59, Trump had described the strike as 'insignificant'. The sequence shows a single Fox News interview being reported in overlapping waves, with Trump's personal invective against Netanyahu hardening as details emerged.
The core development remains Trump's claim that the deal is imminent within hours, and his harsh personal criticism of Netanyahu, which represents a rare public rebuke by an American president of a sitting Israeli prime minister over a military operation. It remains unclear whether the agreement will indeed be signed as Trump asserts, and what impact the tensions between the leaders will have on the diplomatic process. The Pentagon's description of the Israeli response as restrained, reported by The Zioneer at 18:49, appears to conflict with Trump's own anger.
7 developments
- StrongTrump says Israel's Beirut strike was not coordinated with US, plans to call Netanyahu to urge restraint
- ConfirmedTrump denounces IDF strikes in Beirut, calls for cessation of attacks on Hezbollah
- DevelopingWhite House sources: Trump furious his strikes on Iran are seen as insufficient
- DevelopingIran threatens stronger retaliation if Israel strikes, amid Trump call for talks
Source and signal
- Internal intake