Trump: Iran deal can survive if fighting in Lebanon continues

President Trump said on Tuesday that the deal between the U.S. and Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz can survive even if Israel’s attacks in Lebanon continue. 

“It can,” Trump said, speaking from the G7 in Évian-les-Bains, France, when asked if the Iran deal can survive if Israel attacks Lebanon, referring to the conflict as “the minor war.”

“Iran‘s a big one, but we have that little pinprick out there that constantly rears its head. And that‘s Hezbollah,” he continued. 

“Israel is fighting Hezbollah too long and too many people are being killed. And you don‘t have to knock down an apartment house every time you‘re looking for somebody, because there are a lot of people in those apartment houses, and they‘re not all Hezbollah, that I can tell you,” he continued. 

Trump’s comments come as tension rises between Trump........

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