Donald Trump lashed out at Benjamin Netanyahu for bombing Lebanon just hours before a long-awaited peace deal between the U.S. and Iran was expected to be signed.
After the Israeli strike, Ebrahim Azizi, Iran’s national security committee chairman, warned that a ‘strong response is coming’.
Tehran has made a full ceasefire in Lebanon an important part of its demands, although it did not appear in a draft memorandum of understanding seen by Reuters.
The U.S. president told Netanyahu he had ‘no f—-ing judgment’ after Israeli forces struck southern Beirut, killing at least three people on Sunday morning.
He said he was ‘shocked’ to learn of the Israeli airstrike and that it delayed signing by a few hours, but at around 5.30pm insisted it would still be signed within the next two to three hours.
Netanyahu shared an image of himself and Trump holding hands, wishing him ‘continued strength and vigour’ on his 80th birthday.
Netanyahu is reportedly seeking an urgent meeting with Donald Trump, after the US president lashed out over Israel’s decision to strike Beirut.
An Israeli source told CNN that Netanyahu had requested a meeting with Trump shortly after his return to Washington from the G7 meeting in Europe next week.
Trump announced late on Saturday that a deal to end the war with Iran would be signed today, although Iranian officials insisted no final agreement had been approved.
