Trump warns Israel, Iran to ‘not blow’ emerging peace deal

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President Trump on Sunday warned Israel and Iran to “not blow” the finalization of an emerging peace deal amid strikes in Lebanon.

“We are very close to a Deal that will bring peace to the region, including to Lebanon, and all sides should stand down,” Trump wrote on Truth Social after he signaled Saturday that a ceasefire could be signed Sunday.

“There should be no more attacks by Israel anywhere in Lebanon, but there should also be no more attacks by any other party, including Hezbollah, against Israel,” he continued. “This could be the beginning of a long and beautiful peace — Let’s not blow it!”

Earlier Sunday, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) struck Beirut after Hezbollah fired three projectiles into northern Israel.

Trump wrote that Israel’s “attack on Beirut should not have happened, particularly on a special day when we are so close to a Peace Deal with Iran.” He called the attack that Israel responded to “small and meaningless,” adding that “nobody was hurt, injured, or killed, and should not disrupt this important process.”

The IDF said on the social platform X that no one was injured in the attack, noting that it was under investigation.

Yet, Israel’s strikes on Lebanon “are creating issues” with finalizing the peace agreement with the U.S. and Iran, a source told NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network. Israel is not a party to the emerging peace deal, though Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office stated on Thursday that he supports Trump’s “commitment” to a deal.

Iranian officials and state media have largely contradicted U.S. claims that a peace deal would be signed Sunday.

However, Qatari negotiators flew to meet with Iranian officials in Tehran on Sunday as part of the effort to finalize the ceasefire, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. The deal would also reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which would allow roughly 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas to move out of the Middle East.

Iranian state media has suggested that while negotiators are not expected to sign on to a planSunday, a deal could be finalized in the coming days. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told the Islamic Republic Iran Broadcasting on Saturday that his country will remain “cautious” about making any remarks about the peace process due to “the other side’s inconsistency.”

Democratic lawmakers critical of the conflict have slammed the latest deal. Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) called reported components of the deal “terrible” and said it is “basically a surrender document.”

“I mean, $100 billion of taxpayer money already put into this war, 14 Americans dead, and we get a deal that just reopens the strait that was already open before he started the war?” he said on MS NOW on Saturday. “How is that a win?”

Another New England Democrat called the peace deal a “birthday gift” for Trump, who turned 80 years old on Sunday.

“I think the precipitating issue today, the president wants to give himself a birthday present, and we have paid for it with hundreds of billions of dollars,” Rep. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) said on Fox News’ “Fox News Sunday.”

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