U.S. peace deal with Iran in question as Israel strikes Lebanon

The expected agreement that will stop the war with Iran and start the war with Iran Strait of Hormuz It hangs in the balance due to mutual attacks by Israel and Tehran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon on Sunday.

The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement on Sunday. social media post He said they hit a “Hezbollah command center” in Beirut after Hezbollah launched airstrikes “against Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon.” The IDF said it was preparing for new attacks targeting Israeli territory at a later date. Telegram mail

The exchange of blows came after US President Donald Trump claimed Washington and Tehran would sign a deal with Iran on Sunday to stop the war and open the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump, a Sunday Truth Social The post said that Israel’s attacks on Beirut “should not have happened, especially on a special day when we are so close to the Peace Agreement with Iran.”

“Israel has the right to defend itself against threats, but the attack it responded to was so minor and meaningless; no one was hurt, wounded or killed, and it should not disrupt this important process.” he wrote. “There should be no more attacks by Israel anywhere in Lebanon, but there should also be no attacks on Israel by any other party, including Hezbollah.”

The US president warned the parties not to “mess up”.

Trump said on Saturday: Real Social He stated that he hoped “this process will be completed quickly, easily and smoothly”, otherwise “we have the final alternative, I hope it will never be used again!” He also added the threat.

Last week’s mutual ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon was in danger of derailing the tenuous truce and reigniting the conflict that has been raging for more than three months. While the US hit targets in Iran for a short time, Iran also launched missiles at Israel and other US allies in the region. The proposed deal was announced shortly after the exchange.

But hostilities resumed between Israel and Hezbollah overnight on Sunday, once again raising doubts that a peace deal could be signed.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said in a post to X that Israeli attacks on Lebanon threaten to destroy the agreement.

“The Zionist attack on Dahiyeh showed once again that America lacks either the will or the ability to fulfill its commitments,” he said in his post, according to a translation on X. “If you lack the will and ability to fulfill your commitments, it’s impossible to keep going.”

Still, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said in an interview Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that he was confident the agreement would be signed within the day.

“I am confident in myself. The team is also confident in itself,” he said. “I don’t want to get in the way of the president or the vice president, but they intend to get this done today.”

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