‘Bulls**t’ – Trump ally rails against ‘Hezbollah-First’ Iran negotiations

Fox News host Mark Levin blasts Trump administration’s talks with Iran as being “far worse than Obama deal,” while refraining from directly attacking the president.

By World Israel News Staff

Fox News host and prominent Trump ally Mark Levin blasted the Trump administration’s negotiations with Iran early Tuesday, calling the emerging Lebanon component of the talks “far worse than Obama’s nuclear deal,” while avoiding a direct attack on President Donald Trump.

Levin, one of the most outspoken pro-Israel voices in conservative media, focused his criticism on what he described as a “Hezbollah renewal negotiation” being handled by the US, Qatar and Pakistan without Israel or Lebanon directly represented.

His remarks came as Washington tries to convert a temporary US-Iran memorandum into a broader regional agreement, including mechanisms to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, restore nuclear inspections and prevent the Israel-Hezbollah front in Lebanon from reigniting.

“THE HEZBOLLAH-FIRSTERS, SHOCKING,” Levin wrote on X.

“Has anybody ever heard of a negotiation where the two countries directly affected, Israel and Lebanon, are left out of the negotiation, as with the Hezbollah renewal negotiation being negotiated by Qatar, Pakistan, and us? And the result is intended to be imposed on both countries? Have we ever forced a democratic ally to endanger its own citizens by supporting a terrorist organization that has murdered Americans?”

Levin denounced the emerging deal with Iran as “an abomination,” and accused the administration of “helping Hezbollah.”

“What kind of bulls**t is this. Even worse, we are smearing Israel for refusing to abandon its security, we ensure Iran’s control over Lebanon via Hezbollah, and we have done absolutely nothing over the 45 year period Hezbollah has slaughtered Americans. Only Israel has. Why are we helping Hezbollah? Pure appeasement to Iran.”

“And why the hell are Qatar and Pakistan lead negotiators? Two corrupt, brutal, terror-tied regimes with ties to Iran and hate for Israel. This is nuts.”

The 68-year-old pundit, who was tapped by the president last year for the Homeland Security Advisory Council, said the framework of talks with Iran “is certainly far worse than Obama’s nuclear deal,” which offered significant sanctions relief in exchange for a freeze on parts of Iran’s nuclear program and the dilution of some of its enriched uranium stockpile.

“I can’t think of another time in American history where we’ve done anything as preposterous as this. Israel must completely reject it. For its country’s security AND ours! Qatar and Pakistan are doing a better job representing Iran than we are supporting our ally.”

The criticism reflects a growing split among Trump-aligned conservatives over the administration’s effort to end the regional war through a broader understanding with Tehran.

Trump has presented the memorandum as a breakthrough that halted fighting, reduced pressure on energy markets and created a 60-day window for a final deal.

Critics on the right say the arrangement risks rewarding Iran, strengthening Hezbollah and constraining Israel’s freedom to act against threats from Lebanon.

The Lebanon track has become one of the most sensitive parts of the emerging deal. Vice President JD Vance said Monday that US negotiators had made “very good progress” on an Israel-Hezbollah deconfliction mechanism during talks with Iran in Switzerland. Vance said the purpose was to prevent attacks or retaliatory strikes from spiraling into a wider war.

“We want a regional ceasefire, right? We want Hezbollah to stop firing at our friends in Israel. We want Israelis to be able to live in peace. We also want to make sure that, you know, when things happen, they don’t spiral into a broader escalation,” Vance said.

Vance said the mechanism would create a channel for discussion involving Hezbollah, Lebanon, Israel and other regional partners.

“Sometimes a junior guy [in Hezbollah] fires a drone that didn’t have approval from the high command. Of course, Israel has to respond to that, but we could have a more peaceful situation if Israel responds in the context of the conversation that is ongoing between Hezbollah, Lebanon, Israel and other partners in the region,” he said.

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