Washington Examiner columnist Guy Benson raised concerns about a possible agreement with Iran, noting that the regime has yet to demonstrate any good faith.
“I think it’s a fool’s errand to count on the good faith of the Iranian regime,” Benson said on Fox News’s The Big Weekend Show on Sunday. “If anything’s going to change for the better and we can possibly get a deal that would be acceptable, you have to see some signs of that good faith.”
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Israel carried out strikes in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hezbollah, a known Iranian proxy, fired three projectiles into southern Israel. The operation unfolded as the Trump administration pursued a possible agreement with Iran, with Tehran arguing that Israel’s strikes could complicate efforts to secure a deal.
The new Israeli strike against Hezbollah has added another layer of complexity to already fragile U.S.-Iran negotiations, prompting debate over whether military action undermines diplomatic efforts or reinforces deterrence against Iranian-backed groups.
“The Israelis struck back at Hezbollah today, apparently angering President Trump, and I understand he really wants to get a deal done and sees that as potential turbulence but I’m not sure what the Israelis are supposed to do, terrorists are attacking them, you’ve got to show strength in that neighborhood,” Benson said.
Benson argued that Israel’s response to Hezbollah attacks was both understandable and strategically necessary, even if it risked frustrating Trump’s efforts to secure an agreement with Iran.
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Benson concluded: “The regime calling up their clients, their proxies in Hezbollah and say ‘stop attacking Israel, you’re gonna screw this whole thing up,’ and the fact that that has not happened and Hezbollah keeps attacking the Israelis and Iran comes in and says ‘this might be a deal breaker for us,’ if that’s the case, it would suggest to be that the Iranians are not remotely serious about a deal.”
