UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday strongly condemned Israel’s strikes on Beirut that threatened US plans for Washington and Tehran to sign a framework peace deal later in the day.
“The strikes took place despite the ceasefire and at a time when the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran are expected to reach an agreement that will pave the way to a peaceful resolution of this conflict,” Guterres said in a statement.
The UN chief said the Middle East conflict is having a devastating impact on the world’s economy.
“I urge all parties to show maximum restraint at this crucial moment & I strongly hope for a successful outcome of the ongoing efforts by the US & Iran,” Guterres said.
I strongly condemn today's Israeli strikes on Beirut. The strikes took place despite the ceasefire & at a time when the US & Iran are expected to reach an agreement that will pave the way to a peaceful resolution of this conflict.
This conflict is having a devastating impact on…
— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) June 14, 2026
Trump says US-Iran deal to be signed in ‘few hours’
US President Donald Trump said Sunday that a peace deal with Iran was still on track to be signed within a few hours, despite an Israeli strike on Beirut that he said had delayed the plan.
“It shook it up. It delayed the signing by a few hours. It was supposed to be now. Now it is scheduled for a few hours from now,” Trump said in a phone call to the Axios news outlet.
Trump fumed at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the attack on Beirut, saying, “it is so bad — I couldn’t believe it. An hour before we are supposed to sign the deal.”
Using a string of expletives, Trump said he raged at Netanyahu after Israel struck Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday, according to Axios.
“Bibi has no fucking judgment – I passed this message on to him – that I am very unhappy with the attack in Beirut,” Trump said.
“Why did Bibi (Netanyahu) have to do a fucking attack?” Trump told Axios. “I was so pissed off. I let him know. He has no fucking judgement. I let him know that.”
Tehran insists that any agreement to halt the war must include the parallel conflict in Lebanon, where Israel has been pursuing a campaign against the Iran-backed movement Hezbollah.
🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱Trump tells me: Netanyahu has "no fucking judgment" but Iran deal still on. My story on @axios https://t.co/yA4Av8kpkx
— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) June 14, 2026
Earlier, Trump criticised Israeli strikes on Lebanon’s capital and said that the Israeli attack on Beirut “should not have happened,” as the US was 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.
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
Iran supports ‘path of dialogue’
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.
President Pezeshkian added that the council was in charge of “decisions regarding war and negotiations”.
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.
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
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.
“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.
