Trump threatens 'dropping bombs' if Iran doesn't 'behave'

U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday that he would resume bombing if Tehran does not behave, two days before the signing of a peace accord in Switzerland. Trump made the remarks at the G7 summit in France, where he said the U.S.-Iran agreement remains a memorandum of understanding, not yet final.

Will Trump resume bombing Iran?

Trump says he could resume bombing if Iran fails to behave under the new agreement. He described the deal as a memorandum of understanding, not a final settlement, at the G7 summit in France. The accord is due to be signed in Switzerland on Friday, followed by 60 days of talks.

"If I don't like it we will go back to shooting at them," Trump said alongside Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. He added that Iran would face fresh strikes "right smack in the middle of their head" if it failed to behave. Trump said the Islamic republic had "misbehaved for 47 years" since the 1979 revolution that ousted the U.S.-allied shah.

The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran began on 28 February with the killing of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top officials in airstrikes. Talks on a final U.S.-Iran settlement are due to begin on Friday, immediately after the Switzerland signing. The discussions will continue over a 60-day window to work out the details of the agreement.

Why is Israel still striking Lebanon despite the peace deal?

Israeli forces carried out airstrikes on several areas of south Lebanon on Wednesday, defying a Middle East peace deal that includes Lebanon, according to state media. Lebanon's National News Agency said warplanes struck Nabatieh al-Fawqa and the eastern outskirts of nearby Kfar Tebnit. A separate drone strike hit the town of Ansariyeh in the Zahrani area.

Israel has continued strikes in south Lebanon despite Monday's U.S.-Iran agreement to end the wider Middle East war. Lebanese officials say the attacks have killed at least five people since the deal was announced. Israel has not publicly explained the strikes, although Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces would remain in Lebanon for as long as necessary.

What has Iran said about Israeli strikes in Lebanon?

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday that the war could not be considered fully over while Israeli forces remain in territory occupied during the fighting. He said any further Israeli military action in Lebanon, or continued occupation, would violate the understanding reached between the parties.

Hezbollah has not claimed any attacks on Israeli targets since Tuesday, and its leader, Naim Qassem, is set to deliver a televised address on Wednesday. Qassem earlier thanked Iran for pushing for a full and permanent halt to Israeli military operations, including in Lebanon.