Headline Roundup • June 24th, 2025
Trump on Iran and Israel: ‘They Don’t Know What the F*** They’re Doing’
Summary from the AllSides News Team
President Trump expressed discontent with the Iranians and Israelis on Tuesday for an alleged ceasefire violation when he told reporters the two countries “don’t know what the f*** they’re doing.”
Key Quotes: Trump was asked by a reporter about Iran allegedly violating the ceasefire, and he said, “They violated it, but Israel violated it too. “Israel, as soon as we made the deal, they came out and dropped a boatload of bombs the likes of which I’ve never seen before. The biggest load that we’ve seen, I’m not happy with Israel. You know, when I say, OK now you have 12 hours, you don’t go out in the first hour and just drop everything you have on them. So, I’m not happy with them. I’m not happy with Iran either. But I’m really unhappy if Israel is going out this morning because of one rocket that didn’t land.” As reporters clamored to ask a follow-up question, Trump added, “We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f–k they’re doing, do you understand that?” The President then turned and walked towards his helicopter. In a Truth Social post moments later, Trump wrote, “ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!”
For Context: Trump announced a ceasefire between the two nations Monday night, where each country would have some hours to finish their respective bombings before it took effect. Tuesday morning, Israel accused Iran of launching two missiles at it and breaking the ceasefire. Israel vowed to retaliate with strikes against Tehran.
How The Media Covered It: Outlets across the spectrum included Trump’s direct quote in headlines. HuffPost (Left bias) described his comments as an “F-Bomb Meltdown.” Mediaite (Lean Left) said Trump went “Absolutely Berserk.” BBC (Center) and The Guardian (Left) wrote, “Trump lashes out.” The New York Post (Lean Right) described it as a “profane rant.”
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Featured Coverage of this Story
President Donald Trump issued a blunt warning to Israel on Tuesday to “not bomb Iran” as he departed for the NATO summit in The Hague, taking a critical position just 24 hours after brokering a fragile ceasefire already threatened after a missile strike from Iran.
Speaking to reporters before takeoff, the president said that both Israel and Iran had breached the terms of the truce and made clear he was “not pleased” with Israel’s promise to launch retaliatory airstrikes after agreeing to the deal.
Asked by a reporter about whether Iran had...
President Trump unleashed on the Israelis and the Iranians on Tuesday, expressing his displeasure at continued fighting between the two adversaries after he announced the parameters of a ceasefire the day before.
“We basically — we have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f‑‑‑ they’re doing,” Trump told reporters at the White House before taking off for a trip to The Hague for the NATO Summit.
AP
President Trump announced early Tuesday that the cease-fire between Iran and Israel was back on, just moments after launching a blistering attack on both for breaking it, saying both nations “don’t know what the f–k they’re doing.”
“ISRAEL is not going to attack Iran. All planes will turn around and head home, while doing a friendly ‘Plane Wave’ to Iran,” he wrote on Truth Social just before 7:30 a.m.
“Nobody will be hurt, the Ceasefire is in effect!” he said, with his now-trademark sign-off: “Thank you for your attention to this matter! “
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