Thursday, June 18, 2026

Trump defends his Iran deal, criticizes longtime ally Israel as G-7 ends

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/17/trump-defends-iran-deal-white-house-unveils-details/

While Trump previously expressed interest in facilitating regime change in Iran, the current agreement — which is in effect for 60 days, but can be extended — says that won’t happen.

Trump mused on his negotiations with Iranians, crediting their “genius primitive culture” for helping them hammer out a fair deal, and insisted, again, that he had staved off war from a nuclear-armed Iran.

Trump also criticized Israel, saying the U.S. ally had a right to defend itself but that he believed they were at times too heavy-handed. Israel and the U.S. jointly launched strikes on Iran on Feb. 28. Since then, Israel has also fought the Iran-backed Hezbollah military group in Lebanon and seized large swaths of that country.

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