Megyn Kelly unleashed on President Donald Trump for agreeing to a ceasefire deal with Iranian officials. Kelly's comments came after the president announced late Tuesday that he, Israeli and Iranian authorities agreed to a two-week ceasefire that would allow for ships to once again pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Officials on both sides are now set to meet in Islamabad on Friday to iron out a more permanent end to the war, with Iranian authorities suggesting a 10-point peace plan that critics claim concedes too much power to Tehran. Kelly echoed the sentiments of critics on Wednesday, saying the plan would be 'amazing' for Iran and arguing that Trump's post to his Truth Social page touting the deal was just him trying 'to put the most positive spin on very unfortunate situations.'

'It's as if we didn't bomb them to smithereens,' she said. 'It's as if we didn't start a war and bomb Iran for the past 38 days, and that cannot be undone with a sunny tweet or Truth Social, because already things are going south on this ceasefire.' 'And how open is the Strait of Hormuz,' the former Fox News anchor went on to ask, rhetorically, as I ran's semi-official Fars news agency reported that passage through the Strait was once again halted 'simultaneous with Israel's attacks on Lebanon.' Iran also threatened to destroy oil tankers if they try to travel through the Strait without permission, as the regime has imposed a toll of up to $2 million per vessel. Kelly then went on to acknowledge that 'the issue of Lebanon is very sticky, because at first it appeared we thought the part of the ceasefire was Israel would stop bombing Lebanon. 'But then Israel continued bombing Lebanon and came out and said, “We're not part of this. We didn't agree to that. It's not part of it. We can bomb Lebanon all we want.” And then Iran said, “What? We thought Lebanon was part of it," she recounted. 'And now here we are at 12.04 on Wednesday, with the Strait closed again because our good friend and special ally Israel is [expletive] up the ceasefire within 12 hours of it being struck.

'They're bombing Lebanon, so the Strait is closed again, our special good friend that got us into this war and really doesn't want us getting out. Really doesn't want it,' Kelly continued, claiming that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is 'already taking political fire back at home.' 'The 10-point plan would be amazing, it would be amazing for Iran,' she explained of the framework that demands the US accepts Tehran's continued control over the Strait, recognize its right to uranium enrichment, lift all sanctions, pay compensation and withdraw all troops from the region. 'We're like, "Sounds good." I know why we're like, "Sounds good," because President Trump's poll numbers are going through the basement. They're like on a nosedive as fast as Artemis went up, his poll numbers are going down,' Kelly said, referring to the recent Artemis II launch. 'So we had to get out of this, and I support him getting out of it, don't get me wrong, but I can see why Israel's concerned,' she concluded. Kelly's remarks came just one day after she hit out at the president for warning on social media that a 'whole civilization will die tonight' if the Strait were not re-opened. She called the president's comments 'completely irresponsible and disgusting' while recounting how she was on the receiving end of Trump's social media attacks in 2015 and 2016.

'I don't care that it’s a negotiation tactic... to kill an entire country full of civilians - men, women, and children - an American president, so that the Strait of Hormuz will be opened? It’s just wrong,' Kelly said on her show Tuesday. 'Like what is he, Genghis Khan?' she added, likening the president to the 13th-century Mongolian warrior-ruler whose army perpetrated some of the deadliest mass killings in human history. 'Like, what is he trying to do and why can't he do it with strength - threats, sure, go for it – that don’t diminish and demean the United States of America in this way?' But she was not alone in her criticism of the ceasefire deal, with even some of Trump's staunchest allies expressing their concern. Republican Representative Don Bacon of Nebraska, for example, said Trump had secured 'significant victories' but expressed skepticism over the peace talks and the president's claims of 'total victory.' 'The government's still in place and we should be negotiating from a position of strength, not a position that's good for them,' he told CNN. 'They will work with Russia and China as soon as they can to start rebuilding their military. And they will be a threat five, six, seven, eight years down the road. And so, as long as this government's in place, total victory has not been earned.' Mark Levin, a pro-Israel commentator with close ties to Trump, also said that while he trusts the President's 'instincts,' the Iranians could not be trusted. 'This enemy is still the enemy; they're still surviving,' he said of Iran.

Amid the backlash, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham demanded Vice President JD Vance appear before Congress to explain the terms of the agreement. 'The supposed negotiating document, in my view, has some troubling aspects, but time will tell,' Graham posted on X. 'I look forward to the architects of this proposal, the Vice President and others, coming forward to Congress and explaining how a negotiated deal meets our national security objectives in Iran.' Meanwhile, Trump insisted on Wednesday that any peace plan would not involve the enrichment of uranium 'and t he United States will, working with Iran, dig up and remove all of the deeply buried (B-2 bombers) nuclear "dust."' The safety of the uranium was confirmed before an 11th-hour deal was struck, the White House said. 'Nothing has been touched from the date of attack,' Trump said, claiming that the nuclear site has been watched closely since it was bombed. It is not clear whether Trump was referring to the US bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities in June, or to more recent strikes during the current Iran war . Tariff and sanctions relief, however, were being discussed as part of a peace plan with 'many' points already agreed, Trump said.