President Trump issued a blunt warning to Iran on Truth Social Tuesday, demanding Tehran halt its proxies in Lebanon or face additional military strikes — posting the threat at the precise moment Vice President Vance landed in Switzerland to begin nuclear negotiations.
Trump wrote that Iran must stop its “proxies in Lebanon,” according to the post reviewed by the Wail, framing the demand as a condition running parallel to the diplomatic track his own administration is pursuing in Geneva.
The simultaneous moves place Vance in the position of negotiating while the president publicly threatens military escalation from Washington. Neither the White House nor the State Department issued clarifying guidance on the sequence.
Iran has not publicly responded to the Truth Social post. The Lebanon warning follows prior U.S. strikes that the administration has declined to detail fully in public statements.
Vance is expected to remain in Switzerland through the week. No joint statement or press availability has been scheduled following the opening session of talks.