Trump's Iran Deal Fury
Trump says Israel needs US support, criticizes Netanyahu for disrupting Iran deal.
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Trump told Axios that he was “so p*ssed off” about the Beirut strikes and said the timing was especially shocking: “An hour before we are supposed to sign the deal… Why did Bibi have to do a f*cking attack? … He has no f*cking judgement.”
Beyond the Israel-versus-US remarks, Trump also commented on Lebanon’s condition, saying: “Lebanon used to be a great country… The great intellect was in Lebanon. Now it’s just terrible.”
Iran’s oil resumption was backed by maritime tracking: TankerTrackers reported that Iran exported its first crude shipments in two months after the US naval blockade—imposed on 13 April—ended under the US-Iran understandings.
As the US-Iran agreement moved ahead, Australia adjusted its travel posture: Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the advisory shifted to “reconsider your need to travel” (from “do not travel”) for Gulf states including Israel, while advising continued delay of non-essential travel.
At the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, President Donald Trump publicly berated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over recent strikes in Beirut, declaring: "Without me, there would be no Israel, because no other president was willing to do what I did." Axios reported Trump told reporters Netanyahu "has no f*cking judgement" after Israeli strikes hit Beirut roughly an hour before a planned US-Iran deal signing window.
The outburst comes as the US and Iran edge toward a formal agreement scheduled for signing on June 19 in Geneva. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif brokered the preliminary deal, announced June 14. Iran has already resumed oil exports: maritime tracker TankerTrackers reported two supertankers carrying 3.8 million barrels of crude exited the US naval blockade zone on June 16 — the first shipment in two months.
Trump's Rage Over Beirut Strikes Nearly Derailed the Deal
Trump was furious that Israel struck Beirut apartment buildings while US negotiators were hours away from a signing ceremony with Iran. "Why did Bibi have to do a f*cking attack?" Trump told reporters, according to Axios. He called the strikes "vicious" and "too much," saying Israel was hunting militants but destroying entire buildings to do it.
CBS News reported Trump personally phoned Netanyahu in an "infuriated" call. Trump argued that Israeli actions in Lebanon were undermining his top diplomatic priority. Iran's position makes that link explicit: Tehran is conditioning any deal on Israeli military withdrawal from parts of southern Lebanon it has occupied since mid-March. Every Israeli strike makes that condition harder to meet.
Netanyahu Says Israel Will Act Alone on Iran's Nukes
Netanyahu has not backed down. His office told The Jerusalem Post that Israel is not bound by any US-Iran agreement and will act independently to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons. Israel also says its troops remain in southern Lebanon to ensure Hezbollah disarms — a condition that directly clashes with Iran's demands at the negotiating table.
That puts the Geneva signing at risk before it even happens. Gulf News reported the deal runs on a 60-day clock once signed, giving both sides time to finalize details on Iran's nuclear stockpile and sanctions relief. But if Israel refuses to withdraw from Lebanon, Hezbollah has signaled it will block a permanent truce — potentially collapsing the framework entirely.
Huckabee Pushes Back, Oil Flows Again as Stakes Rise
Trump's own ambassador to Israel publicly broke with the president's framing. Mike Huckabee told an audience in the West Bank: "Without Israel, there would not be an America." MEAWW News reported the remark as a rare open split between a Trump envoy and the White House line — reflecting a deeper divide between transactional deal-making and ideological support for Israel within Trump's own team.
Meanwhile, energy markets are already responding to the diplomacy. Crude prices fell $4 per barrel after the deal announcement, according to The Guardian. Iran's oil exports had collapsed 93% during May under the US naval blockade imposed April 13. The two supertankers that broke through on June 16 — the Diona and Hero 2 — carried 3.8 million barrels combined, signaling the blockade is easing even before the formal Geneva signing.
Australia Eases Travel Warnings as Region Stabilizes Cautiously
Australia quietly adjusted its travel advisories on June 17, reflecting cautious optimism. Foreign Minister Penny Wong moved Israel and several Gulf states from "Do Not Travel" down to "Reconsider Your Need to Travel," according to SBS News. Non-essential travel to the region is still discouraged, but the downgrade signals that Canberra sees the security environment as less acute than it was during the height of the conflict.
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