WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the Israeli attack on Beirut “should not have happened,” saying it came on a “special day” when the United States was “so close to a peace deal with Iran”.
“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,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
On Saturday, Trump said in a social media post that a deal with Iran was expected to be signed on Sunday, adding that the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened to all maritime traffic immediately after the agreement takes effect.
On Sunday, Trump said that the situation in the Middle East was close to a breakthrough peace agreement.
“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,” Trump said.
“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,” the US President said.
“This could be the beginning of a long and beautiful peace — Let’s not blow it,” Trump concluded.
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 14, 2026
On Sunday, Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs killed three people on Sunday, Lebanon’s civil defence agency said.
Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) reported that a strike hit an apartment in the Ghobeiry neighbourhood of Beirut’s southern suburbs. Lebanon’s civil defence agency said three people were killed and six others wounded in the strike.
The Israeli military said it was responding after three suspected Hezbollah drones struck northern Israel in separate incidents earlier on Sunday, causing no casualties.
Iran’s top security body backs ‘path of dialogue’: president
Meanwhile, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday said the country’s highest security authority supports the “path of dialogue”.
“The Supreme National Security Council has concluded that the path of dialogue should be pursued,” Pezeshkian said in a meeting with media executives, according to the presidency’s website.
He added that the council was in charge of “decisions regarding war and negotiations”.
Earlier on Sunday, Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the Israeli attack on Beirut shows the US “either lacks the will to fulfil its commitments or the ability to do so”.
“By giving the green light to the [Israeli] regime you cannot gain concessions. The game of bad cop and good cop is outdated,” Ghalibaf, who is also Iran’s parliament speaker, said on X.
“If you lack the will and ability to fulfil your commitments, speaking of continuing the path is not possible,” he added.
تجاوز صهیونیستها به ضاحیه باردیگر نشان داد آمریکا یا ارادهای برای اجرای تعهدات خود ندارد یا توان آن را. با چراغ سبز نشان دادن به رژیم نمیتوانید امتیاز بگیرید. بازی پلیس بد و پلیس خوب قدیمی شده است.
اگر اراده و توان اجرای تعهدات خود را ندارید، سخن گفتن از ادامه مسیر ممکن نیست.— محمدباقر قالیباف | MB Ghalibaf (@mb_ghalibaf) June 14, 2026
Trump says Iran peace deal to be signed on Sunday
On Saturday, Trump said in a social media post that a deal with Iran was expected to be signed on Sunday, adding that the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened to all maritime traffic immediately after the agreement takes effect.
He added that the proposed agreement with Iran would ensure that Tehran would never acquire a nuclear weapon, describing the deal as “a wall to no nuclear weapon.”
“The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately after it is signed, the Hormuz Strait is OPEN TO ALL. Our relationship with Iran is a much different and better one than previous Administrations have had,” he said.
The US President also said relations between Washington and Tehran were now “much different and better” than under previous administrations.
He stressed that, unlike the 2015 nuclear agreement negotiated during former President Barack Obama’s tenure, the proposed deal would not involve any financial payments to Iran.
“At the appropriate time, when all is calm, we will go in and get the Nuclear Dust, buried deep under the powerful sunken granite mountains, thanks to our beautiful B-2 Bombers and their brilliant pilots, and downblend and destroy it, whether in Iran, or the United States,” he said.
“We look forward to working with Iran, and the entire Middle East, long into the future. Hopefully, this process will all work out quickly, easily, and smoothly. If it doesn’t, we have the ultimate alternative, hopefully never to be used again,” he said.
"The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately after it is signed, the Hormuz Strait is OPEN TO ALL." – President Donald J. Trump 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/G34bMSBIUM
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 13, 2026
Electronic signing ceremony of US-Iran peace deal
Pakistan on Saturday said that an electronic signing ceremony for the proposed Iran-US peace deal is scheduled for June 14.
The announcement came as Islamabad continued diplomatic efforts to permanently end the conflict between the US and Iran, with officials expressing optimism that the agreement was nearing completion.
Pakistan’s Foreign Office, in a statement, said that during a conversation between Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal bin Farhan, the two sides welcomed the US–Iran negotiations in their final stage.
They expressed the hope that this important development will contribute to lasting peace and stability in the region.
Meanwhile, President Trump also shared Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s X post, saying a final text of the Iran-US MoU had been reached and that Pakistan was preparing for an electronic signing expected within 24 hours.
Earlier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that Pakistan is closer than ever to securing a peace agreement between the US and Iran, adding that the deal is expected to be finalised within the next 24 hours and signed electronically before technical-level talks begin next week.
In a post on X, the prime minister said Pakistan is preparing for the remote signing of the agreement immediately after the final text is completed.
“We are closer to a peace deal than ever before. With finalisation likely expected in the next 24 hours, Pakistan is preparing for the electronic signing of the peace deal immediately after, followed by technical-level talks next week,” Sharif wrote.
He thanked the United States and Iran for their continued engagement in the negotiations and also acknowledged the support of regional countries backing the diplomatic process.
We are closer to a peace deal than ever before. With finalisation likely expected in the next 24 hours, Pakistan is preparing for the electronic signing of the peace deal immediately after, followed by technical level talks next week.
We would like to thank United States of…
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) June 13, 2026
A senior US official on Saturday called an emerging agreement on Iran a strong deal and said that the United States would participate in the de-mining of the Strait of Hormuz once the accord is sealed.
Pakistan brokered a ceasefire between Tehran and Washington on April 8 that halted the war involving the United States, Israel, and Iran.
On April 11, Pakistan hosted high-stakes direct talks between the US and Iranian negotiators in Islamabad.
The Islamabad Talks concluded without a final agreement; however, they paved the way for further negotiations between Washington and Tehran to permanently resolve the conflict.
The war started after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on February 28, prompting retaliatory action from Tehran against Israel and the Gulf countries.
The confrontation also contributed to disruptions in maritime traffic around the Strait of Hormuz.
