Trump Issues New Warnings to Iran Regarding Lebanon Amidst Fragile 60-Day Agreement

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On June 21, 2026, President Trump issued a stern warning via Truth Social, threatening to respond forcefully against Iran if it does not promptly prevent Hezbollah from escalating tensions in Lebanon, even as US and Iranian representatives were engaged in discussions in Switzerland. Overnight on Saturday, Israel conducted airstrikes on Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon, resulting in over a dozen fatalities. Iran has maintained that halting hostilities in Lebanon is a crucial, non-negotiable requirement for any comprehensive nuclear agreement, while Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu asserted that Israel is not obliged to adhere to the US-Iran ceasefire pact. Vice President Vance, who is participating in the Switzerland negotiations, remarked that the situation in Lebanon had stabilized, but he included an urgent session regarding Lebanon on the agenda for the talks.

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00:00Even as VP Vance was sitting across the table from Iranian negotiators in Switzerland,

00:05President Trump took to truth social with a stark threat.

00:08If Iran does not stop Hezbollah in Lebanon,

00:11the United States will hit Iran very hard again, harder than last time.

00:16This is the central contradiction threatening to collapse the entire 60-day nuclear deal.

00:21Israel continued striking Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon overnight,

00:26killing more than a dozen people.

00:28Iran has made ending Lebanon hostilities a non-negotiable condition of any final nuclear agreement.

00:35Netanyahu declared Israel is not bound by the U.S.-Iran ceasefire.

00:39And Trump simultaneously threatened Iran while Vance was negotiating with them.

00:44The ceasefire framework, the Strait of Hormuz reopening, the IAA inspection deal,

00:50American gas prices, all of it depends on this Lebanon question being resolved.

00:55Right now, it is not.

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