Trump Calls For Restraint After Israel Strikes Beirut Amid Emerging Peace Deal

A ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran remains close, Trump said. Israeli strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon shouldn’t have happened, he said.

Smoke rises near destroyed structures in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, in northern Israel, on June 14, 2026. Avi Ohayon/Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump on June 14 urged all sides to “stand down” from attacks in the Middle East, which could have complicated an emerging peace deal between Washington and Tehran.

The president issued a statement calling for the attacks to stop after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) struck a five-story apartment building and shopping area in a suburb of Beirut on June 14.