Intense clashes are ongoing between the IDF and Hezbollah near Ali al-Taher in southern Lebanon, as Israeli forces attempt to advance toward the Ali al-Taher hills under heavy artillery fire.
Asked what he'd learned from the war about the limits to his power, Trump tells @MarcACaputo: "There are no limits…I haven't learned that lesson yet. I know there are, but there are no limits.”
Via the @axios show.
During an exclusive interview Thursday with The Axios Show, President Trump told Marc Caputo that he’d negotiated a deal to keep the Iran War from turning into a global economic depression, adding that yesterday’s Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) amounted to an “unconditional surrender” by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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FACT CHECKING JD VANCE:
JD Vance accused Israeli cabinet members of personally attacking President Trump and warned them to be careful, telling them that Israel relies heavily on American military support.
I went looking for the alleged ‘personal attacks’ on President Trump:
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said Israel “is not a banana republic” and that the agreement “does not bind us in any way.”
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called the deal “bad for Israel and for the entire free world” and warned Israel may have to continue confronting Iran alone.
Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that Israeli forces would remain in southern Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza.
I could not find any cabinet minister personally attacking President Trump.
JD appears to have just made that up.
Rubio’s face says it all.
Trump threatened to fire him and Hegseth if they didn’t change their tune and get behind it. I wish they had called his bluff.
“As part of the final deal, what we want to see is Iran not funding regional instability, funding regional terrorism, and of course trying to build their nuclear weapons program.”
— @VP
🇮🇱 NEW: Netanyahu has informed Trump that Israel rejects the provision in the U.S.-brokered deal requiring an immediate and permanent end to the war in Lebanon.
According to reports, Netanyahu told Trump that Israel does not consider itself bound by that clause and reserves the right to continue military operations if necessary.
VP VANCE: "One of the reasons we are engaged in this process is to ensure that no money is flowing to Hezbollah... What I would say to you know some of the the the critics of the deal that I’ve heard, that will say, 'well, Iran’s gonna get all this benefit.' ... What is the benefit that the Iranians get that they didn’t have before? The answer is nothing."
No we wanted to see a consistent plan from start to finish that didn't fall off the rails starting ten weeks ago. You all should never have gone in. I think you know it.