DistantNews
Support us
Israel Distances Itself from U.S.-Iran Deal, Expresses Skepticism
🇬🇷 Greece /Conflict & Security

Israel Distances Itself from U.S.-Iran Deal, Expresses Skepticism

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Ongoing story
  • Israel has stated it is not part of a U.S.-Iran understanding memorandum, expressing skepticism towards President Trump's announcements.
  • Prime Minister Netanyahu discussed the developments with Trump, emphasizing Israel's distance from the U.S.-Iran process.
  • Israel reportedly had no prior knowledge of an impending agreement, contradicting Trump's claims of broad approval.

Israel has responded with a tone of irony to U.S. President Donald Trump's recent announcements regarding a potential agreement between the U.S. and Iran concerning nuclear issues and the Strait of Hormuz. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a phone call with Trump to discuss the latest developments.

The president spoke tonight with Prime Minister Netanyahu about the memorandum of understanding with Iran to start negotiations.

— Israeli statementConfirming the phone call between Netanyahu and Trump regarding the U.S.-Iran understanding.

During their conversation, Netanyahu referred to a "memorandum of understanding with Iran to start negotiations" that was "under development." He accompanied his statement with a comment that clearly conveyed irony towards the American president's declarations. Netanyahu stressed that Israel is not a party to this specific memorandum, highlighting the clear distance the country maintains from the process.

Although Israel is not a party to the memorandum of understanding, the Prime Minister expressed his appreciation for President Trump's commitment that the final agreement... will include the removal of enriched uranium, the dismantling of enrichment infrastructure, the limitation of missile production, and the cessation of Iran's support for its terrorist proxies in the region.

— Israeli statementClarifying Israel's position on the U.S.-Iran deal and its expectations for the final agreement.

According to an Israeli source speaking to CNN, Benjamin Netanyahu was in a meeting with top security officials concerning Iran at the time of Trump's announcement. The same source indicated that Israel had no prior knowledge of an impending agreement with Iran or any approval of it, a statement that appears to contradict the U.S. president's claims. An official statement released later by Israel reiterated that while Trump discussed the developing memorandum with Netanyahu, Israel is not a signatory. The statement noted Netanyahu's appreciation for Trump's commitment that a final agreement would include the removal of enriched uranium, dismantling of enrichment infrastructure, limiting missile production, and halting Iran's support for regional proxies.

I decided, as President of the United States of America, to cancel the planned strikes and bombings against Iran for tonight.

— Donald TrumpAnnouncing the cancellation of U.S. strikes against Iran, citing high-level Iranian approval for talks.
DistantNews Editorial

Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

More Stories

From Our Blog