"Signing Delayed by a Few Hours… Israel's Airstrike Is Truly Frustrating"

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Amid an atmosphere where a ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran was nearing completion, Israel launched an airstrike on Lebanon. President Trump emphasized that the signing has only been delayed by a few hours and that discussions for the agreement remain valid.

We have the first report of the day, June 15, from Washington correspondent Lee Hanseok.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the Israeli Air Force conducted an airstrike on Hezbollah targets located in the southern suburbs of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.

He explained that the action was a response to attacks launched by Hezbollah toward Israeli territory.

U.S. President Trump reacted sharply.

In an interview with the U.S. online media outlet Axios, he expressed his frustration, asking why they had to carry out such a "damn attack," and fiercely criticized the Israeli Prime Minister, questioning his judgment.

However, he emphasized that while the Israeli airstrike delayed the signing by a few hours, it has only been rescheduled by a few hours, and that discussions for the ceasefire agreement remain valid.

Trump also posted a message on his social media.

He wrote that the Israeli attack should not have happened, especially on a special day when the U.S. is very close to a peace agreement with Iran.

He added that they are very close to an agreement that will bring peace to the region, including Lebanon, and warned all parties to exercise restraint.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth also issued a warning to Iran.

[Pete Hegseth/U.S. Secretary of Defense: The U.S. can reimpose containment measures at any time, and Iran knows it cannot do anything in response. Therefore, we hope that negotiations will proceed smoothly while the U.S. maintains the upper hand.]

He continued by stating that after the ceasefire agreement, the U.S. would work with Iran to remove enriched uranium, but made it clear that Iran would not retain the material, implying it would be removed from Iran.

(Reported by Park Eun-ha | Video by Jung Sung-hoon)
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