Israel's allies in US media melt down as Trump moves toward Iran peace deal

Jun 21, 2026

Trump is pushing a US-Iran peace deal, and pro-Israel voices in American media are furious — good news for people who want lower oil prices and no wider war, bad news for those who wanted the fighting to continue.

  • A draft US-Iran agreement would wind down the war, and Trump has turned on Netanyahu, now blaming Israel for leveling Lebanese villages.
  • US pundits like Ben Shapiro, Mark Levin and John Podhoretz are openly angry, some demanding US troops on the ground in Iran.
  • Israeli officials say they will keep occupying parts of Lebanon, Syria and Gaza no matter what the deal says.
  • Iran keeps control of the Strait of Hormuz as leverage, and its own hardliners want to keep squeezing oil shipping for revenge.
  • The fight stays open over whether Israeli ships get blocked from the strait even if it reopens to everyone else.

Outlook: A signing is expected Friday, but Israel and hardliners on both sides could still derail it, keeping oil prices and war risk hanging over the global economy.

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