A major opponent of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the emerging peace deal between the United States and Iran as talks progressed Monday.Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid reprimanded an “old” and “tired” Netanyahu over the deal’s reported terms, which he did not specify.“The emerging agreement with Iran is a disaster,” Lapid posted on X. “I supported the war in Iran from the very first moment, but the diplomatic management of the entire affair couldn’t have been worse. Everything that shouldn’t have happened—happened.”
“The current situation is the result of an ongoing governmental failure,” he wrote. “Benjamin Netanyahu is a man blessed with talents, but he has grown old and he has grown tired and he is surrounded by the least suitable people for running a country.”
Israel is not taking an active role in the negotiations. As talks continued in Qatar on Monday, the Israeli military intensified its airstrike campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Iranian officials are concerned that the military action may jeopardize a peaceful outcome if Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, is targeted.
The terms of the potential agreement include reopening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping and creating a 60-day ceasefire that would open the door for discussions on restricting Tehran’s nuclear weapons program.
