President Donald Trump told Fox News he expects an agreement with Iran to be signed within “2 or 3 hours” or tonight, and said he reprimanded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, asking, “What the hell are you doing?” The comments follow an IDF strike in Beirut's Dahiyeh and come amid a broader escalation between Israel and Iran.
President Donald Trump said in a Fox News interview that he expects a deal with Iran to be signed within "2 or 3 hours" or by tonight, and that he reprimanded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the IDF strike in Beirut's Dahiyeh, asking him: "What the hell are you doing?" The comments mark the most direct public friction between the two leaders in the current escalation cycle, and come after a series of rapid-fire statements from the White House about the status of the talks.
As The Zioneer first reported at 19:30 Jerusalem, Trump had already stated that the deal was imminent while sharply criticizing Netanyahu's judgment. That was preceded by a thread of developments: at 19:09 Jerusalem, initial reports from Barak Ravid (N12) said Trump told Axios the deal would be signed within "two to three hours" despite a delay caused by the Israeli strike. A subsequent version at the same timestamp quoted Trump saying the strike was unnecessary because the Hezbollah volley caused no casualties, and that the operation "has no judgment." By 19:09, reports from Amit Segal (N12) added that Trump said he would ask Iran not to fire missiles at Israel. Further reports at 19:09 cited Abu Ali Express saying the deal would be signed "digitally" tonight. Iran separately stated the deal is still under internal discussion. The timeline and venue of the signing remain unconfirmed throughout the thread.
Separately, Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament's National Security Committee, warned that "a powerful response is on the way" after the Beirut strike, as The Zioneer has reported in the context of Iran's threats following Israeli operations. The White House has not commented on Trump's statement. Whether the reported reprimand came during a formal call or in public remarks is not specified.
8 developments
- StrongNetanyahu confirms IDF strike on Hezbollah targets in Beirut's Dahiyeh
- ConfirmedTrump denounces IDF strikes in Beirut, calls for cessation of attacks on Hezbollah
- StrongAmit Segal reports mixed US signals on Israeli Dahieh strike
- StrongTrump says Israel's Beirut strike was not coordinated with US, plans to call Netanyahu to urge restraint
Source and signal
- Internal intake