{"id":74344,"date":"2026-06-21T15:20:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T15:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/trump-threatens-iran-again-as-hezbollah-attacks-put-ceasefire-deal-at-risk\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T15:20:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T15:20:53","slug":"trump-threatens-iran-again-as-hezbollah-attacks-put-ceasefire-deal-at-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/trump-threatens-iran-again-as-hezbollah-attacks-put-ceasefire-deal-at-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Threatens Iran Again as Hezbollah Attacks Put Ceasefire Deal at Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Trump warned Iran on June 21 to stop Hezbollah proxies in Lebanon or face harder U.S. strikes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Israeli strikes killed 18 in Lebanon on June 19, the deadliest blow to the MoU since June 17.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">U.S. and Iranian delegations meet in Switzerland this week for 60-day talks on a final deal.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump made the <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/116788337995785578\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">warning<\/a> in a Truth Social post at 9:30 a.m. Eastern. \u201cIran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don\u2019t, we\u2019ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!\u201d the post read, signed \u201cPresident DONALD J. TRUMP.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The post landed as the ceasefire he brokered showed new cracks. Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding on June 17 in Versailles, France, while Trump attended the G7 summit. Pakistan\u2019s prime minister, who mediated the talks, signed as well. The deal calls for a 60-day window to negotiate a final agreement covering Iran\u2019s nuclear program, sanctions relief and the broader regional conflict.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The first clause of the memorandum calls for the \u201cimmediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon.\u201d But Israel and Hezbollah never signed it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Israeli forces struck Hezbollah targets across southern Lebanon overnight Thursday into Friday, with Lebanese officials reporting at least 18 civilians killed. It marked the deadliest single incident since the memorandum took effect. The Israel Defense Forces said the strikes responded to \u201crepeated violations of the ceasefire.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Iran responded by closing the Strait of Hormuz for the second time in a week, citing continued Israeli troop presence in Lebanon as a breach of the deal\u2019s terms. The waterway carries roughly 20% of the world\u2019s crude oil and liquefied natural <span>gas<\/span>. Brent crude traded near $78 a barrel Saturday, down from more than $100 during the height of the war but still sensitive to Hormuz disruptions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Trump also posted Saturday that ships would cross the strait toll-free for 60 days \u201cunless they are imposed by and for the United States of America,\u201d should a final deal fall through.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Talks Resume in Switzerland<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Technical-level negotiations between U.S. and Iranian delegations began this weekend at the B\u00fcrgenstock resort in <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/switzerland-rejects-controversial-10-million-population-cap-in-historic-referendum\/\">Switzerland<\/a>. Vice President JD Vance, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner represent Washington. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf lead Tehran\u2019s delegation. Pakistani and Qatari officials are mediating.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Organizers added an emergency session on the Lebanon fighting to the agenda, reflecting how directly the violence threatens the broader nuclear and sanctions talks the memorandum was designed to protect.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Why It Matters<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The memorandum unlocked a $300 billion reconstruction fund for Iran and staged sanctions relief, but both remain tied to verified compliance. Continued fighting in Lebanon gives critics in Washington, including several Senate Republicans, an opening to argue the deal favors <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/bitcoin-climbs-to-64349-after-trump-signals-iran-deal-despite-tehran-pushback\/\">Tehran<\/a>. It also tests how much control Trump has over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose forces have continued operating in Lebanon despite the ceasefire\u2019s language.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">For now, the 60-day clock keeps running. Whether it produces a final agreement on Iran\u2019s nuclear stockpile and missile program, or another collapse, depends largely on whether Lebanon stays quiet.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/trump-threatens-iran-again-as-hezbollah-attacks-put-ceasefire-deal-at-risk-37856\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Trump warned Iran on June 21 to stop Hezbollah proxies in Lebanon or face harder U.S. strikes. Israeli strikes killed 18 in Lebanon on June 19, the deadliest blow to the MoU since June 17. 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