Trump Condemns Israel Strikes on Dahieh, Beirut as Iran Blames U.S. and Israel

Israeli strikes hit Dahieh, Beirut, as the United States and Iran were expected to reach an agreement that could pave the way toward a peaceful settlement of the conflict, with Trump saying the attack “should not have happened, particularly on a special day when we are so close to a Peace Deal with Iran”.

The BBC reported that the attack on Dahieh came after the US said a deal with Iran would be signed on Sunday, and said Lebanon’s state media put the toll at at least three people killed and 15 others injured.

Al Jazeera

Iran’s Foreign Ministry said “the responsibility for the dangerous consequences” of Israel’s actions “will lie” with the US and Israel, while Iran’s top negotiator and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the attacks had drawn US trust into question.

In parallel, the BBC said the strike opened the possibility of further hostilities as Iran vowed to respond by attacking Israel, even as Trump insisted “This could be the beginning of a long and beautiful peace — Let’s not blow it!”

Trump told Axios he was furious with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the Beirut strikes, saying, “I was so pissed off. I let him know. He has no [expletive] judgement. I let him know that.”

The BBC said Trump also posted that “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”.

Al Jazeera

UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the Israeli attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs, saying it came despite the ceasefire and at a time when the United States and Iran are expected to reach an agreement.

Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf threatened that Israel’s “invasion” of Dahieh had again proven that “America has neither the will nor the ability to fulfill its commitments, and without that there can be no progress,” while Iran’s emergency command said that “the Zionist crimes will not remain unanswered.”

The Time Magazine said Trump authorized “the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz” and the “immediate removal of the United States Naval blockade,” linking the move to a completed deal with Iran announced on Sunday.

It also said Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expected the two sides to meet for a signing ceremony on Friday, June 19, in Switzerland, after an Israeli strike on Beirut threatened to derail talks as they reached the final stage.

The BBC said Iran has insisted that any truce should include the end of the war in Lebanon, while Israeli officials reject that and said military operations must continue, with the Israeli military describing its goal as protecting communities from Hezbollah’s rockets and drones.

Mehr News Agency reported Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the strike on June 14 breached Lebanon’s sovereignty and violated the ceasefire understanding reached on April 8, 2026, and warned that the United States and Israel would be held accountable for the “dangerous consequences” of what it described as Israel’s escalating and destabilizing actions.