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Trump says he was ‘not happy’ about Israel’s Beirut strikes, says Iran deal was days away
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US President Donald Trump tells Fox News that Iran’s missile attacks on northern Israel will “not help” negotiations with Tehran — which he says were days away from resulting in an agreement — and expresses frustration over Israel’s earlier strikes against Hezbollah targets in Beirut, which prompted Iran’s attacks.
“It’s certainly not going to help negotiations,” Trump says, adding, “We’re very close. I would say an agreement would be signed on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday of this coming week. And now this takes place.”
Regarding Israel’s strikes in Beirut — which a US official reportedly said Washington was briefed on by Israel ahead of time — Trump adds he was “not happy about it.”
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