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SamuelTheThird

(1,420 posts)
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 12:48 PM Sunday

Israeli strikes on Beirut foil US peace plans, Iran says 'no point' in talks

So what is probably happening is Iran tells Hezbollah to lob a couple things into Israel. Israel responds (and Netanyahu needs the war to continue to stay out of jail anyway). Deals are scuttled and delayed. Iran stretched out negotiations with Carter for a long time and we saw how that ended up for him. This is really gonna work out fine , isn't it?

Trump is saying the deal is still on, so I guess he can sign it by himself


https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3357078/israeli-strikes-beirut-foil-us-peace-plans-iran-says-no-point-talks

US President Donald Trump on Sunday urged no further attacks by anyone after Israel’s military said it launched strikes on Hezbollah targets in Beirut, potentially complicating efforts to finalise a deal to end the US-Iran war. Smoke rose over the Lebanese capital, and the Civil Defense said it retrieved three bodies and six wounded people from the rubble.

Iran threatened a military response. Trump wrote on social media that “the attack on Beirut should not have happened,” adding that “We are very close to a Deal that will bring peace to the region,” and “Let’s not blow it!”
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rump, who had said the deal could be signed on Sunday, has pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop hitting Lebanon hard while a deal is near, but the prime minister has defied him.

Iranian chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Sunday there was “no point” in continuing peace talks with the United States after its ally Israel attacked Beirut’s southern suburbs.

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