Fox News host Mark Levin lashes out at Trump administration over Iran deal

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Fox News host Mark Levin on Saturday lashed out at the Trump administration over its tentative agreement to end the Iran conflict and hold talks to determine the future of Iran’s nuclear program.

The “Life, Liberty & Levin” host started his 17-minute monologue speaking directly to officials “in and out of the administration” and demanded that they “stop trashing, smearing, bullying the little state of Israel.”

“Stop cozying up to and telling us that the enemy regime in Iran is now more rational, more moderate, and a regime that we can deal with, when just a few months ago, they slaughtered 50,000 people — they’re still hanging young people today,” Levin said. “And if they had a nuclear missile today, they’d fire it into our country, as sure as I am alive.”

He said that the conflict was originally justified, but “something happened along the way,” and now Israel’s defense has been “surrendered” in favor of the deal. Levin questioned why the U.S. is not focused on Hezbollah militants in Lebanon and accused the U.S. of doing Hezbollah’s “bidding.”

“When Israel is being attacked by Hezbollah and the Lebanese people and the government want Hezbollah gone, it’s an Iranian terrorist group that has taken over the country,” he said. “It’s a complete capitulation to the Iranian regime. Because Hezbollah is its terrorist lifeline. It’s an absolute capitulation of them. And why would we do this? Why would we do it to Israel?”

Levin said he did not care about the $300 billion fund to pay for Iran’s reconstruction, though he added it will only “strengthen the regime.” He asked if it “made any sense” to stop all military operations before any deal is reached, suggesting that doing so has cost the U.S. any leverage.

The host later said that the lack of surrender from Iran is the deal’s biggest problem, and he added that Tehran will “never abandon its cause and its revolution.”

“Any deal to them isn’t worth the paper it’s written on,” he said. “It may last for a while. That’s what they’re banking on. Survival and then reconstruction, and then strike. And so they’ll agree to this for a period of time. They’ll take all the benefits they can get.”

The 14-point memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the U.S. and Iran established a 60-day period for negotiators to come to a final agreement to end the conflict and determine the future of Iran’s nuclear program.

But the new round of talks faced delays, and Iran said over the weekend that the Strait of Hormuz was again closed following more Israeli attacks on Lebanon, despite their ceasefire agreement. Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, previously said “all of Lebanon must burn.”

Negotiators, including Vice President Vance and President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, met in Switzerland on Sunday.

On Monday, Vance said both sides laid “a very good foundation” for a successful deal, and that Tehran agreed to allow the International Atomic Agency back into their country. Vance called this “a major milestone for the American people.”