No deal today, but there will be a deal. 
Trump Rebukes Israel
Truth Social: This morning’s attack on Beirut should not have happened, particularly on a special day when we are so close to a Peace Deal with Iran. Israel has the right to defend itself against threats, but the attack it was responding to was very small and meaningless, nobody was hurt, injured, or killed, and should not disrupt this important process. We are very close to a Deal that will bring peace to the region, including to Lebanon, and all sides should stand down. 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. This could be the beginning of a long and beautiful peace — Let’s not blow it! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP
Jun 14, 2026, 8:46 AM
The Wall Street Journal reports Trump Rebukes Israel Over Strike on Beirut
President Trump rebuked Israel on Sunday over a strike on Beirut in response to Hezbollah drone attacks, calling it disproportionate and ill-timed just as he was about to reach a deal with Tehran to end the war.
The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah militants, backed by Iran, has become a persistent hurdle to ending the Iran war. Similar Israeli strikes have led to tense calls between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in recent weeks.
Israeli officials were taken by surprise by Trump’s post on Sunday, which said “there should be no more attacks by Israel anywhere in Lebanon,” according to a person familiar with the matter. Trump also called on Hezbollah to halt its attacks on Israel.
Senior Iranian officials warned Tehran would retaliate against Israel. The strike “will not be left unanswered,” said Mohammad Jafar Asadi, deputy head of Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, which oversees all military forces in the country.
Netanyahu opposes a deal with Iran and has pushed for a return to fighting, according to people familiar with the matter. Netanyahu’s opponents and allies have criticized him for what they have described as a weak deal with Iran and over the perception that the U.S. is putting limitations on how much force Israel can use in Lebanon. Before the Israeli strikes on Sunday, Israel’s finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, had called on the leader to strike in Beirut.
Israeli officials are deeply concerned about the details of the preliminary deal with Iran, particularly that it will likely leave discussions about what to do about Tehran’s nuclear program until later and could potentially help the regime gain access to badly needed funding. Israel also wants to keep pressure on Hezbollah and officials are concerned the deal doesn’t include any mechanisms to prevent Tehran from funding the militant groups it supports throughout the region, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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I still expect a deal. But I did not expect one today. Trump needs to cave in a bit more, and he will.
The wording needs to make it look as if Trump is winning something. We are not quite there yet.
Trump needs to threaten to halt all aid to Israel and put that on the table.
I repeat my assessment A Deal with Iran Is Finally Close, Seriously. Iran Wins the Showdown
Pakistan saying a deal is done, signing ceremony on Friday in Switzerland. Pakistan says both sides have declared the “immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon.”
Seems hard to believe Israel can make it to Friday without bombing Lebanon
https://x.com/CMShehbaz/status/2066268332832194810
State sponsored terrorist, Israel is going to continue terrorise in ME, commit genocide in GAZA and also going to bite the finger which feeds him by killing the Iran peace deal.
Stop the Middle East Terrorist.
Bring the Middle East Peace including two state solution.
IOU for an MOU…what a joke…signing now June 19th
Plenty of time for Israel to f_ckup the bag
What does Israel care what spouts out of Trump’s orifices? (People have learned that it is mostly crap.) Because the billions and billions of US taxpayer $s will keep flowing to fund their continuing genocide.
Cut off literally all funding to Israel, and I promise you, they will fall in line. Even Netanyahu.
There will be a deal, it will be a bad deal. Israel will continue to be Israel within the Middle East. They won’t stop hitting areas were terrorists act and terrorists won’t stop terrorizing. Nothing will have changed except 4 months of unnecessary inflation, supply constraint, and domestic political damage.
The silliest statement in the news clips above–drag the U.S. back into the war. The US dragged itself into it, unnecessarily, and the US taxpayer should be asking what it’s annual trillion dollar expenditures get them if they can’t keep 21 miles of water open.
Nothing will define the current President more in this term was the unforced error known as Iran.
There will be a deal because not having one runs time off the clock but accomplishes nothing positive and Trump grudgingly understands, far far far too late. Anything positive would take an impossible level of commitment and expense (militarily, politically, economically).
Any advisor that was complicit in this decision should be fired and never hold a job above dog catcher.
I find it ironic that on Trump’s 80th the narcissit gets pleasure seeing others fake bludgeon each other just as he’s bludgoned other people throughout his sick life.
Fake sick pleasure for the Fake King. The one who’s first term literally coined “fake news”. He’s been living on conterfiet realities his whole life.
BWAHAHAHH….now where have heard this one before….BWAHAHAHA
BREAKING: Iran media, zero hour is here, Israel will be heavily bombed tonight
LFG!!!!
It’s unknown, at least from my eyes if Trump can actually walk away from Israel.
Given their political lobby groups, which both the Dems and Repubs fill their pockets from, it will be interesting to see how long this will take, if at all.
I must say though the optics on this for America is extremely disgusting, and the West in general. The US has been on Iran to bend to its will since the 1950s. It has been labeled as part of the Axis of Evil, as well as a terrorist organization. Been under sanctions for 50 years, and in the middle of its worst drought in 100s of years, if not a thousand or more, instead of extending help the US tried to forment a revolution in Iran, and when that failed it tried to use bombs and assassinating its leaders.
You cannot wipe these sins away with signing an MOU, or even a peace deal at this point, for without justice there is no peace. And since the world lacks a unified global leadership signing the MOU truly signals a move not towards peace, but global chaos because the ties that once held global order are now broken (or will be once the MOU is signed). And that’s why every country is gearing up for war.
Iran broke the dam (even if nothing is signed), and as such the waters of hell will reach and flood all the lands across the globe.
“..it will be interesting to see how long this will take, if at all.”
For reference, 1925 to 1935, I’d say it takes 10 years. I’d start the clock in 2026 so 2036? That’s the year most boomers should be dead and they’re the primary supporters of the orange clown, and through their religious nonsense, the middle east country in question.
https://www.thoughtco.com/hitlers-rise-to-power-timeline-1221353
“I still expect a deal.” After killing the supreme leader’s family?
“Trump needs to threaten to halt all aid to Israel and put that on the table.” I don’t think anyone would buy it.
Congrats Mish, you just earned a triple 3-star Mishelin award for prudent thinking.
If Trump did that, he would actually get praise from most of the country. But I think what will happen is….
Do worry, Trump & Walrus will find a way to make things even worse.™
So Israel attacks and forces Taco to give more concessions? So how does this help Israel is the long run???
In the long run, nothing will help Israel. It is surrounded by 500 million Muslims and Israel has a pop. of 9 million. The only real enemy any group has is demographics. Tanks, missiles, nukes, ships, drones, etc are all irrelevant in the long run.
“Be fruitful and multiply…” the advice from the big guy, ignore it at your groups own peril. It’s something the tribe and their derivatives never learned and you see the end result now.
Taco Tuesday, Taco Thursday and now Taco Sunday. Four more capitulation days to go for the deranged clown.
What about twice on Sunday???
“Trump needs to threaten to halt all aid to Israel and put that on the table.” — Absolutely!
It won’t happen. Israel is the flea that drives the dog.
Trump should not “threaten to halt aid to Israel”, My lord, the world has had enough of his stupid threats! He should halt all aid to Israel immediately! Of course he will not. SAD
You take some amazing pictures. As for this thread, we will see.
We all come back for more Mish because he is a true visionary. From starting this blog, to keeping it running for 20+ years to the photography, a true political poet and economic exegesis epigramic prowess.