Trump: Terms of deal leaked by Iran are false; ‘they better get their act together’

Senior US official on Iran deal: No money released to Tehran until they perform

An emerging deal between the United States and Iran is “performance-based,” and Tehran gets none of its frozen assets until it carries out its part of the agreement, a senior Trump administration official says.

IDF claims it killed 3 Palestinians planning attacks on troops in Gaza on Thursday

Three Palestinian terror operatives who were planning attacks on troops were killed in strikes in the Gaza Strip yesterday, the military says.

The IDF says the strikes on Thursday killed Qasslam Saleh and Sami Abu Dalal, two platoon commanders in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, along with Ubay Farwana, a deputy company commander in Hamas.

“The terrorists had been planning to carry out imminent attacks against IDF troops, posed an immediate threat to them, and were eliminated in precise strikes,” the military says.

צה"ל חיסל שלושה מחבלים שתכננו להוציא לפועל מתווי טרור בטווח הזמן המיידי ברצועת עזה

צה"ל תקף ברצועת עזה אתמול, וחיסל את צאסלאם חסן צאלח וסאמי גמיל אבו דלאל, שני מפקדי מחלקה מארגון הטרור הג'יהאד האיסלאמי, ואת אובי מאמון צאלח פרואנה, סגן מפקד פלוגה מארגון הטרור חמאס.

המחבלים תכננו… pic.twitter.com/HcCzJ80D48

— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) June 12, 2026

Trump says terms of deal leaked by ‘dishonorable’ Iranians are ‘fake news,’ warns ‘they better get their act together’

US President Donald Trump listens during an event to sign a proclamation about the fishing industry, in the Oval Office of the White House, June 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

US President Donald Trump lashes out at Iran, saying that purported terms of a pending agreement being reported by Iranian state media are “Fake News have NOTHING to do with the terms that were agreed to, in writing.”

“What they said, including their weak and pathetic statement on having a deal, bears no relation to the truth,” Trump writes in a post on his Truth Social platform. “Very dishonorable people to deal with. With them, there is no such thing as dealing in good faith. AMAZING!”

He also says the Iranians “totally rebuffed Drone attack last night against Indian Ships leaving the Hormuz Strait is TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE.”

“They better get their act together, and FAST!” Trump adds.

Trump appears to be referring to reports on Iran state media that revealed terms of the deal, including Iran maintaining the right to enrich along with control over the Strait of Hormuz.

IDF says it struck 5 Hezbollah rocket launchers used to target troops in south Lebanon

The Israeli Air Force recently struck and destroyed five Hezbollah launchers used to fire rockets at troops in southern Lebanon, the military says.

The IAF also hit a Hezbollah command center and operatives identified near Israeli forces, the IDF adds, publishing footage of the strikes.

חיסול מחבלים מארגון הטרור חיזבאללה והשמדת משגרים:

חיל-האוויר בהכוונת חטיבת האש 7338, תקפו והשמידו חמישה משגרים מהם ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה שיגר רקטות לעבר כוחותינו בדרום לבנון ובהם משגר על גבי רכב, מפקדה של הארגון, ומחבלים שפעלו בסמוך לכוחות צה"ל. pic.twitter.com/oBDH4nBN9F

— Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) June 12, 2026

Iran state media says reports of Sunday signing ceremony in Vienna are false

Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency cites a source close to Tehran’s negotiating team who tells the network that reports claiming that the US and Iran will hold a signing agreement in Geneva on Sunday are false.

No date for the signing has been announced, though US President Donald Trump has said it took place over the weekend in Europe.

The deal has not yet been finalized, though, and Trump has repeatedly jumped the gun throughout the war by suggesting that a deal has effectively been reached.

Iran, for its part, takes a longer time to decide and has said it has not given its final approval.

Ebola spreading into new areas in northeast DR Congo — WHO

The Ebola outbreak in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading into new areas, the World Health Organization warns.

Much more needs to be done to get on top of the virus, the WHO says, with isolation bed capacity far below the anticipated need, based on how it is spreading.

Since the outbreak was declared on May 15, there have been 676 confirmed Ebola cases, including 136 deaths in the DRC, according to the latest figures from the WHO.

There are a further 119 suspected cases, while 32 patients have recovered.

No approved vaccines or treatments exist for the rare Bundibugyo species of the virus responsible for the current outbreak, which is centred on Ituri province, with cases also detected in North Kivu and South Kivu provinces.

“The outbreak continues to expand both in terms of case numbers but also in terms of geographic spread,” says Olivier le Polain, the WHO’s head of epidemiology and analytics for response.

Speaking from Beni in North Kivu, he says that cases were being identified in new health zones within the three affected provinces on an almost daily basis.

“That reflects really the scale of this outbreak: a scale that is much bigger than what is being detected, and the high mobility of the population,” he tells reporters in Geneva.

Le Polain says that while in recent weeks, cases in new areas could be traced back to travel from hotspots, now “we also see local community spread in new areas.”

“There are still many blind spots in some areas that are high risk,” he adds.

“The full scale of the outbreak is not yet clear, and we’ll get more clarity as surveillance improves.”

Iran media says draft US deal sees release of $24b frozen assets

Iran’s Mehr news agency publishes a draft deal with the United States which would, if adopted, secure the release of $24 billion in frozen assets within a 60-day period.

The agency, citing a source close to Iran’s negotiating team, said an accord would allow for the “release of $24 billion of Iran’s blocked funds during the 60-day final negotiation period.”

It adds that half of that sum would be “made available to Iran before the start of negotiations.”

The US has said that release of any Iranian funds will be contingent on Iran adhering to the deal and making concessions of its own.

Iran state media claims Tehran won’t cede control of Hormuz under MOU with US

Iran’s state media claims that under a draft agreement with the United States, Tehran would not give up control over the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

“Iran makes no commitment in this text to cede the management of the strait or the restoration of conditions that existed prior to the American and Israeli military aggression,” according to the official IRNA news agency, which referred to “the broad outlines of the current text” being finalized.

Traffic through Hormuz, a vital global shipping route, has come under Iranian control since the outbreak of war with the United States and Israel on February 28.

Iran, which has only allowed a trickle of ships to pass through the strait, has insisted that vessels obtain permission from its armed forces before transiting.

US President Donald Trump, in announcing a near-final deal with Iran yesterday, said the memorandum of understanding would immediately and fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though he didn’t touch on who would be controlling the channel

Iran’s Mehr news agency says the draft underscores the necessity for the US and its allies to pay Iran reparations for damage caused by the war and “to present reconstruction plans for Iran amounting to at least $300 billion”.

“Final negotiations will not begin before the release of half of Iran’s blocked funds, suspension of Iran’s oil sanctions, and lifting of the naval blockade,” it adds.

Iran’s nuclear program has been a contentious issue for Washington, which has long insisted Tehran should give up its enrichment capabilities and transfer its stockpile of highly enriched uranium abroad.

The official IRNA news agency, in a separate report, said Iran would “negotiate only the nuclear program solely within the framework of the Islamic Republic’s fundamental principles.”

“Issues such as Iran’s right to enrich uranium and the retention of enriched material by the Islamic Republic of Iran will be emphasised with a view to their inclusion in the final agreement,” it said.

Hezbollah confident any US-Iran deal will include Lebanon, MP says

Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah speaks during an interview with an AFP journalist at the Lebanese Parliament in Beirut on April 20, 2026. (Anwar AMRO / AFP)

Hezbollah is confident that Iran will insist on Lebanon being included in a deal with the United States, a leading Hezbollah politician said on Friday, as hopes grew for an agreement between Tehran and Washington.

Hezbollah, founded by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in 1982, entered the regional conflict in support of Tehran on March 2, opening fire at Israel and prompting an Israeli offensive that has killed thousands of people in Lebanon.

Iranian officials have repeatedly insisted on an end to fighting in Lebanon as part of any wider agreement.

“If the agreement happens, we have complete confidence in the Islamic Republic … We have confidence that it will insist on any agreement, including the file of Lebanon,” Hassan Fadlallah, a Hezbollah politician, said in an excerpt of a speech broadcast by the group’s al-Manar TV.

Israeli forces have occupied swathes of southern Lebanon, where Lebanon’s National News Agency reported new Israeli airstrikes in several towns and villages on Friday.

A Western source says a memorandum between the United States and Iran to halt the war in the Gulf could be signed as soon as Sunday. The source says that language in the memorandum was still being finalized and Iran is sticking to its position that the deal must also end fighting in Lebanon.

Last week, Mohsen Rezaei, an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, said Hezbollah had “made great sacrifices” in the war and that Lebanon “will be an inseparable part of any agreement and any ceasefire,” in comments reported by the semi-official Mehr news agency.

The war in Lebanon has continued despite several ceasefires announced by the United States, which has been mediating talks between the Lebanese and Israeli governments.

Hezbollah is not a party to the talks and has demanded that the Lebanese government quit the process.

Hezbollah rejected a US-backed plan declared last week that would be contingent on the group ceasing fire and withdrawing its fighters from southern Lebanon.

IDF says it struck 3 Hamas weapon depots in central Gaza overnight

The IDF says it struck three Hamas weapon depots in the central Gaza Strip overnight.

The sites were used to store rocket launchers, mortars, RPGs, explosive devices, firearms and other military gear, according to the IDF.

The military says it struck the sites to “remove a threat” to troops operating in Gaza and Israeli civilians.

צה"ל תקף והשמיד שלושה מחסני אמצעי לחימה של ארגון הטרור חמאס

צה"ל תקף במהלך הלילה במרכז רצועת עזה, והשמיד שלושה מחסני אמצעי לחימה של ארגון הטרור חמאס, בהם אוחסנו משגרים, פצצות מרגמה, RPG, מטעני נפץ, כלי נשק וציוד לחימה נוסף.

אמצעי הלחימה נועדו לפגוע בכוחות צה"ל הפועלים במרחב הקו… pic.twitter.com/7rtqDPrGpS

— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) June 12, 2026