Israel has received intelligence indicating US President Trump and his advisors are convinced that without reopening the Strait of Hormuz and lowering oil prices, the global economy will enter a recession. According to reporter Ariel Kahana (Israel Hayom), this is driving Trump to approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Iran as a practical first step, with all other issues to be discussed later. Israel is reportedly displeased but refraining from public criticism out of understanding for the president's predicament, and has blocked an Iranian demand to withdraw Israeli forces from Lebanon as part of the understandings.
Ariel Kahana (Israel Hayom) reported this morning that US President Trump is prepared to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Iran — a limited interim arrangement focused on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and lowering oil prices — driven by intelligence assessments that without such steps the global economy would enter a recession. According to the report, Israeli officials have seen this intelligence and are deeply dissatisfied but are avoiding open criticism, understanding the economic pressure on the president.
Israel also blocked an Iranian demand for an IDF withdrawal from Lebanon as part of the emerging understandings, according to the same report. Messages from the president's circle continue to assure Israel that in a final deal — if one is signed — the US would achieve all the original war objectives.
As The Zioneer reported on June 13, Trump announced a Sunday signing date for a broader Iran deal, though Tehran pushed back on the timeline. The same day, Trump warned of an 'ultimate alternative' if talks falter. The current report suggests a more modest MOU may precede any comprehensive agreement, with Israel extracted a key concession by blocking the Lebanon withdrawal demand.
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