Trump warns Iran: 'all hell will rain down' on nukes
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- Trump rebuked Israeli PM Netanyahu at the G7 summit in France, saying he 'has to be more responsible with respect to Lebanon' and that Israel has been fighting Hezbollah 'too long and too many people are being killed.'
- Trump warned Iran that 'all hell will rain down' if it tries to get a nuclear weapon, calling the ceasefire deal 'a wall to a nuclear weapon' and stating 'Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, and it says it loud and clear.'
- Trump publicly criticized an Israeli attack on Beirut that occurred 'two hours' before the signing of the US-Iran agreement, posting on Truth Social that the strike 'should not have happened, particularly on a special day when we are so close to a Peace Deal with Iran.'
- Trump floated letting Syria take over the fight against Hezbollah, saying: 'I suggested to Israel to let Syria take care of Hezbollah because to be honest with you, I think they'd do a better job of doing it.'
- The US-Iran memorandum of understanding is due to be formally signed in Geneva on Friday, with both sides then having 60 days to negotiate a final agreement; Trump said the second phase 'should be actually easier.'
- Trump downplayed the Lebanon front, saying 'I consider that the minor war. Iran's the big one,' and expressed confidence the US-Iran deal 'can' survive further Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
Why it matters: Trump has 60 days from Friday's Geneva signing to finalize the US-Iran nuclear deal, but Israeli strikes in Lebanon — which Trump labeled 'the minor war' — threaten the 'big one' with Iran. His public rebuke of Netanyahu and suggestion that Syria handle Hezbollah signal growing US pressure on Israel to avoid actions that could collapse the larger nuclear track.
