US President Donald Trump says “Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble.”
“If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!” Trump adds in a Truth Social post.
Trump notably appears to place the blame for the recent flare-up in Lebanon on Hezbollah and makes no mention of Israel, after repeatedly criticizing Jerusalem in recent days for operating in Lebanon in ways that he has said were indiscriminate.
He also doesn’t call for Israel to pull out of southern Lebanon as is demanded by Iran, which cites the requirement in the memorandum of understanding that all military operations in Lebanon cease.
The MOU that the US signed last week with Iran also states that the sides will “refrain from the threat or use of force against each other,” though Trump has repeatedly taken to threatening the Iranians in recent days.
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