In a stunning rebuke of America’s closest ally, President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Israel to “not bomb Iran,” just hours after Israeli warplanes launched retaliatory strikes on Tehran in response to a deadly Iranian missile attack.
Speaking to reporters before departing for a NATO summit in The Hague, Trump accused both Iran and Israel of violating the fragile ceasefire he brokered a day earlier. But he reserved his fiercest criticism for Jerusalem.
“Israel, as soon as we made the deal, dropped a load of bombs the likes of which I’ve never seen before,” Trump said. “I’m not happy with them. I’m not happy with Iran either. But I’m really unhappy if Israel is going out this morning because of one rocket that didn’t even land.”
The president then posted in all caps on Truth Social: “ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!”
Shortly later, he wrote, “ISRAEL is not going to attack Iran. All planes will turn around and head home, while doing a friendly ‘Plane Wave’ to Iran. Nobody will be hurt, the Ceasefire is in effect! Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
Minutes later he wrote: “IRAN WILL NEVER REBUILD THEIR NUCLEAR FACILITIES!”
The ceasefire — announced Monday night from Palm Beach — was designed to pause hostilities after U.S. B-2 stealth bombers devastated Iran’s nuclear program with bunker-buster strikes. But within hours, a missile launched from Iranian territory struck Beersheva, killing four Israeli civilians. Though Iran denied involvement, Israel responded with what officials called a “forceful counteroffensive.”
Trump expressed frustration with both sides. “You’ve got two countries who’ve been fighting so long, they don’t know what… they’re doing,” he said bluntly.
The president also lashed out at U.S. media outlets, accusing CNN and MSNBC of downplaying the effectiveness of the airstrikes. “They’re hurting great pilots that put their lives on the line,” Trump said. “CNN is SCUM. And so is MSDNC.”
Despite claiming Iran’s nuclear program was “completely demolished,” Trump’s own military advisors urged caution. Gen. Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, said it was “too early” to assess the full extent of the damage.
Channel 12 journalist Amit Segal quoted an Israeli official as saying, “The Trump administration conveyed a message that Israel has the right to respond after Iran attacked. We’re trying to understand the meaning of his latest comments.”
Ynet reported that Israeli officials were shocked by Trump’s statements, as the government had stated that Israel had coordinated with the US regarding responses to Iranian ceasefire violations.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Trump spoke by phone following the outburst and agreed that the IAF would carry out a small “symbolic” strike on an Iranian radar. Shortly later, Israeli officials confirmed that a strike against an Iranian radar in northern Tehran was carried out.
The Israeli government released an official statement on Tuesday morning announcing that all goals of Operation “Am K’Lavi” have been achieved and that Israel has agreed to Trump’s proposal for a ceasefire with Iran.
(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)
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14 Responses
As usual …Israel has to sit with their hands tied !!!!
(All together now) truuuump is not your friend! (all together now) the USAAAAA is not your friend! (one more time) bnei Eiiiisaaav are not our friend. Knees bend. Arms Stretch. ra ra ra.
Trump is a true Mercurial Vacillating figure. If his opinion is that Israel shouldn’t respond why does he need to publish those disrespectful comments offending Israel. I guess he lost Bibi’s number. If anybody has Bibi’s number please urgently pass it to Donald the Flip-Flopper.
Trump Isn’t happy with Israel because they dropped bombs on Iran in the last 12 hours before the ceasefire came in to place . But Iran killing 4 residents 5 minutes before the end of the 12 hours that Is fine ?????
This man Is Spouting Gibberish !!!
shut up
Where is Uncle Ben and the coffee addict?
The headline is lying in calling it the “Jewish State”.
Of course, that “State” is Zionist, not Jewish.
Stop spouting Zionist propaganda lies that are not helpful for Jews.
Is Tweet diplomacy really the most effective?
What a great friend of Israel! The ceasefire was made up, neither Israel or Iran verified acceptance of it as of last night. As always, he’s playing for adulation and attention.
Yesterday he’s extremely righteous. Today he’s talking like an evil man.? It’s not about Trump. He is a vile human being doing a lot of harm in the world in general. Whatever is going on whatever big decisions he’s making about the world and especially about Israel are all being directed by The One and Only. He has no free choice right now. Our questions should only be directed to Hashem.
Mdd,
Im here and he has to do this if they’re going to stop
Israel decided to unprovoked kill the nuclear scientists because (technically) the ceasefire didn’t start so Iran did the same thing
Everyone is basically looking out for their best interests, nothing new
And hey, it’s better than “dont” 😆
HaKatan, as usual you live up to your name!
Trump is our friend. It’s just that in Heaven they are not happy with Israel because of the chillul shabbos and toeiva parade.
Pause. Think about it. Trump’s response was likely the smartest move under the circumstances. By publicly calling out both Israel and Iran and demanding a halt to retaliation, he gave Iran room to save face without needing to escalate further, and allowed Israel to appear restrained without looking weak. This kind of calculated pressure may be the only way to stop a dangerous downward spiral. A forceful Israeli strike would have been justified, but it likely would’ve triggered a wider conflict. Instead, Trump created a rare off-ramp where both sides could step back without humiliation. Think about it. Obviously its not 100% but it was the only chance at peace.