woensdag 17 juni 2026

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Iran war live: Trump says ‘back to dropping bombs’ if Iran ‘misbehaves’

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US-Israel relations: New fractures in congressional support for Israel

By Heba Habib, Stephen Quillen and Umut Uras

United States President Donald Trump says the memorandum of understanding with Iran that is to be signed on Friday is not final, warns of a return to “dropping bombs” if he “doesn’t like it”.
Iran has accused Israel of violating the truce in Lebanon 84 times since it reached the agreement with the US and warns of a “harsh response” if attacks continue.

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19m ago
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Somaliland denies Israel in talks to open military base
Mohamed Yusef Ali, the defence minister of Somaliland, has dismissed news reports that Israel is in negotiations to open a military base there.
Speaking on the sidelines of a conference in Tel Aviv, Yusef Ali told Reuters that Israel is training ⁠Somaliland’s military and police ⁠but denied “rumours” about a military base.
Israel ⁠recognised Somaliland as an independent state in December, a move ‌Somalia rejected and called a “deliberate attack” on ‌its ‌sovereignty. This week, Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi visited Israel and opened an embassy in Jerusalem.
1:04
Somaliland president visits Israeli Knesset on tour
29m ago
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Vague deal text designed to give both US and Iran ‘victory at home’
Leaving room for interpretation in the text of the agreement was a deliberate move that has allowed both parties to reach an interim deal, an analyst says.
“If they wanted to have a rigid text with only one understanding, they couldn’t achieve any agreement on the text at all,” Mohamed Eslami of Tehran University told Al Jazeera.
It’s not only the Lebanon issue that has left open the door for interpretation to both parties but also Iranian assets and the future management of the Strait of Hormuz.
“The text is deliberately designed to allow both parties to frame it domestically as a victory. It is not only for the Americans but also for the Iranians.”
“There are many more topics to be discussed during 60 or 30 days of very, very hard negotiations. This is the beginning of a marathon for both parties. If they cannot agree on the core issues, this interim deal will not work,” Eslami added.
39m ago
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Israel’s UN ambassador calls US-Iran deal ‘very bad for Israel’
Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador to the UN, says the US-Iran agreement is “very bad” for Israel, the United States and Gulf nations.
In comments to Israel’s Channel 14, Danon said that by trying to end the negotiating process as quickly as possible, President Trump allowed Iran to “improve” its position.
“But we have to wait. There is no decision yet – only a framework for the continuation [of negotiations],” he said.
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon [File: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP]
49m ago
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Israeli court’s ruling on Gaza doctor ‘illustrates arbitrary detention policy’
The Israeli Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the detention of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, “serves as a stark illustration” of a policy of arbitrary detention affecting thousands of Palestinian prisoners, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society says.
The human rights group said in a statement that 49 percent of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails are held arbitrarily without charges.
Abu Safiya has been held in solitary confinement at Nafha Prison since his detention in December 2024.
Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected his appeal, ordering him to remain held without criminal charges under the Unlawful Combatants Law. The Israeli military accuses him of being a member of Hamas.
Physicians for Human Rights-Israel called the court’s ruling “a severe moral and legal failure”.
1:27
Gaza doctor Hussam Abu Safia appears before Israeli court after more than 530 days in detention
1h ago
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OIC warns against Israeli plans to strip Hebron municipality of powers
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has warned against Israeli plans to undermine the political and legal status of Hebron in the occupied West Bank after a decision by Israel’s finance minister to strip the municipality of its powers over the Ibrahimi Mosque, the Old City and surrounding areas.
In a statement on social media, the OIC General Secretariat said Israel, as the occupying power, has no sovereignty over Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including Hebron and its holy sites, citing relevant UN and UNESCO resolutions.
The decision to revoke the Hebron Agreement and transfer planning authority from the municipality to Israeli authorities has drawn sharp criticism from Palestinian officials, who have urged international intervention.
The OIC renewed its call on the international community to preserve and protect the Ibrahimi Mosque and Hebron’s Old City, which are inscribed on UNESCO’s List of World Heritage in Danger and form “an integral part of the territory of the State of Palestine and its cultural heritage”.
1:56
Smotrich says Israel taking control of Hebron
1h ago
(11:15 GMT)
Trump on Iran: Deal not final, markets ‘very happy’, more details to come
Trump, who is in France for the G7 summit, has just spoken to the media alongside his Egyptian counterpart, el-Sisi.
Here are some of his main points regarding the situation with Iran:
The MoU with Iran is not a final agreement and the US will “go back to shooting at them” and “dropping bombs” if he doesn’t like the way it works out.
The markets are “very happy” with the Iran deal.
The US will not invest in Iran and has not asked Gulf countries to do so, but “it’s fine” if Gulf countries decide to do so at some point.
He will speak more about the situation with Iran at a news conference later today.
1h ago
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Trump accuses Obama of ‘bribing’ Iran during 2015 nuclear deal
The US president has accused his predecessor Barack Obama of “bribing” Iran with a planeload of money to agree to the 2015 nuclear agreement.
“The JCPOA [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action] done by Obama – he handed them $1.7bn in cash, green cash from banks, into a Boeing 757 and flew it into Iran. And they stood at the plane – I have pictures of it – ‘Oh, my God, look at this money he’s giving us,’” Trump told reporters in France at the G7 summit.
“He tried to bribe his way out. I didn’t try to do that. … You know what the Iranians did? They laughed at Obama and said he’s a stupid son of a b****.”
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, left, on the sidelines of the G7 summit with Trump [Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters]
1h ago
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Trump says US will not invest in Iran but ‘fine’ if Gulf countries do
Trump says news reports that the US-Iran deal includes provisions for $300bn in reconstruction funds for Tehran are false.
“We’re not putting up 10 cents,” Trump said. “We are not investing, and we do not have a fund.”
Trump said he’s not asking Gulf countries to invest in Iran but “if they do it, fine.”
“I would say they won’t be doing it for a while until they find out the behaviour [of the Iranians],” he added.
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1h ago
(10:58 GMT)
‘If they don’t behave, we’ll go back to shooting at them’: Trump threatens Iran
Asked if the agreement is “final”, Trump replies, “No, it’s not final.”
He added: “It’s a memorandum of understanding. And if I don’t like it, we’ll go back to shooting at them, dropping bombs on their head.”
“If I don’t like it, if they don’t behave, we’ll go right back to dropping bombs right smack in the middle of their head.”