Donald Trump said a deal with Iran would be electronically signed within the next two to three hours and that he would ask Tehran not to respond to Israeli strikes that targeted Hezbollah, Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst reported, citing an interview with the US president on Sunday.
President Donald Trump said Israel\u2019s attack on Beirut should not have happened and called on all sides to stand down as the United States and Iran \u201care so close to a Peace Deal.\u201d
Israeli security officials told the country\u2019s Channel 12 on Sunday that they were prepared for any Iranian response after Israel\u2019s latest strike on Iran-backed Hezbollah in Beirut.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Israel\u2019s attack on Dahieh in Beirut showed Washington either lacked the will or the ability to carry out its commitments, warning that the path forward was impossible if the United States failed to do so.
The deputy inspector of Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya joint military command said on Sunday that Israel\u2019s latest attack on Hezbollah in Beirut would not go unanswered.
The Israeli military said on Sunday it had carried out a precise strike on a Hezbollah infrastructure site in Dahieh, in Beirut\u2019s southern suburbs.
Iran is still reviewing the memorandum of understanding with the US, IRGC-affiliated Fars News reported, citing an informed source close to the negotiating team.
Qatari negotiators flew to Tehran on Sunday morning as part of efforts to finalize an agreement to end the US-Iran war, Reuters reported, citing a source with knowledge of the situation.
A limited cyberattack on shared communications infrastructure caused disruptions at four Iranian banks, the country's coordination council of banks said on Sunday.
A group of hardliners held protest rallies against an emerging deal with the United States in Tehran and Mashhad, accusing Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi of being an infiltrator and compromising with the US.
President Trump said a deal with Iran is scheduled to be signed Sunday and would immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while warning that he has an \u201cultimate alternative\u201d if the process fails. He also ruled out any cash exchange in the deal, vowing to retrieve Iran's uranium stocks at a later time.
Pakistan\u2019s Foreign Ministry spokesman Tahir Andrabi said Saturday that Islamabad will host the signing ceremony for an Iran-US peace agreement by video conference on Sunday. Iran's foreign ministry earlier said the signing will not happen on Sunday.
Iran\u2019s joint military commander Major General Ali Abdollahi said the country\u2019s armed forces were \u201cfinger on the trigger\u201d and ready to strike \u201cthe heart of the enemy,\u201d state news agency IRNA reported.
Abdollahi said Iran\u2019s combat, defensive, missile, naval, drone and air defense capabilities had been upgraded under the orders of the country's supeme leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
\u201cThe sacred ideal of the liberation of Jerusalem and revenge for the blood of Ali Khamenei will never be forgotten," Abdollahi said.
He added that Iran was waiting for the \u201csmallest mistake\u201d from the enemy to \u201cteach them an unforgettable lesson.\u201d
Donald Trump said a deal with Iran would be electronically signed within the next two to three hours and that he would ask Tehran not to respond to Israeli strikes that targeted Hezbollah, Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst reported, citing an interview with the US president on Sunday.
The Israeli military said it killed senior Hezbollah commander Ali Musa Daqduq, whom it accused of playing a central role in attacks and combat operations against Israel and its forces.
The Israel Defense Forces said Daqduq had held five senior positions in Hezbollah.
The military said Daqduq orchestrated the kidnapping and killing of five American soldiers in 2007.
The head of the Iranian parliament\u2019s National Security Committee said a \u201cstrong response is coming\u201d after Israel\u2019s strike on Beirut.
\u201cToday\u2019s crime by the Zionist regime in Dahieh, Beirut once again proved the US is weak without credibility, as it is not even capable of controlling this illegitimate regime. A strong response is coming,\u201d Ebrahim Azizi said.
Donald Trump said the signing of a US-Iran deal to end the war was still on track for Sunday despite Israel\u2019s strike in Beirut and Iran\u2019s threat to retaliate, Axios reporter Barak Ravid said on X, citing a short interview with the US president.
"Why did Bibi have to do a f***ing attack? I was so (pissed) off. I let him know. He has no f***ing judgement. I let him know that," Ravid quoted Trump as saying.
Mediators are optimistic a US-Iran deal is \u201cnearly over the line\u201d and talks have been progressing well, Reuters reported, citing an official involved in the talks.
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Israel\u2019s strike on Beirut was not expected to disrupt plans for a preliminary memorandum with Iran to be signed.
\u201cFrom all I know, we are on track. It\u2019s not a matter of if, it\u2019s a matter of when,\u201d Hegseth said on CBS News\u2019 \u201cFace the Nation.\u201d
\u201cWe\u2019re attuned to what\u2019s happening with Hezbollah firing rockets into northern Israel, which they need to stop doing, and Iran needs to encourage them to stop doing that in very adamant ways,\u201d he said.
Hegseth said Israel was \u201cvery measured in its response,\u201d adding that it understood \u201cwe\u2019re on the verge of a deal.\u201d
\u201cI don\u2019t expect that to disrupt,\u201d he said. \u201cIf Iran wants this to hold, they need to pull back Hezbollah, no doubt.\u201d
Hegseth said any arrangement with Iran would require its nuclear material to be destroyed, removed or downblended, with inspections and oversight.
\u201cNuclear material will be destroyed and removed. The nuclear program will be dismantled,\u201d he said.
He also said the US military option would remain in place if Iran failed to comply with the terms of a deal.
\u201cWe\u2019ll make sure the military option is there,\u201d he said.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said decisions on war and negotiations with the United States rest with Ians's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei and the Supreme National Security Council, and that all factions must follow those decisions.
Speaking at a meeting with media officials, Pezeshkian said it was regrettable to use labels such as \u201ctreason\u201d and \u201cselling out the country\u201d against Iran\u2019s negotiating team.
He said commentary on state TV about the war and talks with Washington does not necessarily reflect the views of the Supreme National Security Council, the Supreme Defense Council or Mojtaba Khamenei\u2019s guidance.<\/p>\n
Mohammad-Hossein Khoshvaght, the brother-in-law of Iran\u2019s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei\u2019s brother, criticized those opposed to Iran signing a memorandum of understanding with the United States to end the war.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the SNSC, military and security commanders and representatives of the leadership, alongside the president and the foreign minister, have reviewed the issue of the memorandum of understanding to end the war under the supervision of the leadership, taking into account Iran\u2019s interests and benefits, and have reached a conclusion; what does opposition to it, alongside Netanyahu, by some people mean?!\u201d Khoshvaght wrote on X.<\/p>\n