Trump’s head-spinning Iran policy
| Steff Chávez Washington reporter Steff Chávez Washington reporter June 24 2025 Good morning and welcome to White House Watch, coming to you live from The Hague, where the Nato summit is under way. Ahead of Donald Trump’s arrival in the Netherlands, let’s get into: Ceasefire? Steel tariffs hit household goods Nato meets Donald Trump’s peacemaking dreams may have been dashed yet again — and he’s not happy with Israel and Iran. Yesterday he announced a ceasefire between the two foes, after shrugging off Tehran’s retaliation against the US for bombing three of Iran’s key nuclear sites. But shortly after Israel and Iran said they’d indeed agreed to the ceasefire, Israel accused Iran of breaking it and vowed to retaliate (Iranian state television denied Tehran had violated the ceasefire). Israel struck Iran despite Trump’s warning not to retaliate, though Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said he held off on further attacks after talking to the US president. Trump was particularly frustrated with Netanyahu this morning. “Israel, as soon as we made the deal, they came out and they dropped a load of bombs, the likes of which I’ve never seen before, the biggest load that we’ve seen. I’m not happy with Israel,” Trump told reporters as he left the White House, bound for The Hague. “You don’t go out in the first hour [of the ceasefire and] just drop everything you have on them,” he added. “I’m really unhappy” with Israel. |
