Netanyahu secretly plotting to TORPEDO Trump's Iran peace deal in intelligence bombshell

By JON MICHAEL RAASCH, WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT and ROSS IBBETSON, ASSOCIATE EDITOR Published: 17:39, 19 June 2026 | Updated: 17:58, 19 June 2026 US spy agencies have warned Donald Trump that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is poised to torpedo his fragile peace deal with Iran to save his own political skin. Netanyahu, who faces a general election in the fall, is expected to escalate strikes on Iran's proxy terror group Hezbollah in Lebanon to shore up support at home, a fresh intelligence report warns. An official familiar with the report told the Washington Post that Israel's leadership is frustrated with Trump's 14-point plan and what it sees as a capitulation to Tehran. The document states that Jerusalem fears the agreement will hobble its ability to defend itself against Hezbollah, a former official said. Trump signed the deal with Iran on Wednesday at the G7 summit in France, caving on red lines he once drew over uranium enrichment, ballistic missiles and billions in frozen funds. US intelligence has assessed the Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu will likely attempt to undermine Trump's efforts to strike a peace deal with Iran  Trump has lashed out at his Israeli counterpart this week, saying at the G7 Israel is killing 'too many people' in Lebanon Israel has exchanged strikes with Lebanon over the past 48 hours but just struck a new ceasefire agreement with Netanyahu's team  The deal hands Tehran a $300 billion reconstruction fund, the lifting of all US sanctions and the release of frozen assets, in exchange for a pledge never to build a nuclear weapon. US and Iranian negotiators had been due to meet in Switzerland on Friday to thrash out a wider deal, but the talks were abruptly called off as fighting in Lebanon flared. Israel and Hezbollah agreed a ceasefire on Friday that took effect at 4pm local time, brokered by the US and Qatar with Iranian help, though Lebanese officials reported strikes carried on past the deadline. The Trump administration has taken a much more hostile tone with the Israeli government in recent days.  While speaking on the world stage at the Group of Seven meetings this week, Trump said Israel was killing 'too many people' in Lebanon and called on leadership not to bomb apartment buildings when looking for Hezbollah militants.  The President has repeatedly said the Israel would not exist without the US in recent days - language quickly adopted by Vice President JD Vance.   'Donald J. Trump is the only head of state in the entire world who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel at this moment in time ... If I was in the cabinet of the Israeli government, I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left in the entire world,' Vance said at a White House briefing on Thursday.  'Two thirds of the defensive weapons that have protected your homeland have been built by American hands and paid for by American tax dollars,' he said, visibly frustrated.  People look for survivors at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a building in Beirut's southern suburbs on June 14, 2026 People clear the rubble at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a building in Beirut's southern suburbs. Trump has expressed fury over Bibi's constant bombing of apartments  Vance was supposed to headline the now-scrapped signing ceremony in Switzerland on Friday before the latest Israel-Hezbollah skirmish broke out. It is unclear when it will be rescheduled.  The White House has faced fierce criticism from both parties over the MOU's inclusion of a $300 billion Iran reconstruction fund.  The administration has promised that not a cent of US taxpayer money will fill Iran's coffers.  This is a breaking news story that will be updated.   The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.