Israeli officials believe President Trump is fully committed to finalizing a nuclear deal with Iran and may accept a diluted enrichment program rather than insisting on the complete removal of enriched material, according to journalist Dana Weiss reporting on N12.
Journalist Dana Weiss, reporting on N12's evening broadcast, conveyed an Israeli intelligence and diplomatic assessment that President Donald Trump is determined to reach a deal with Iran on its nuclear program. The assessment holds that Trump may accept a framework that dilutes Iran's enriched uranium stocks rather than requiring their physical removal from the country — a compromise that Israeli security officials have long opposed as insufficient.
The report arrives after weeks of intensive U.S.-Iranian diplomacy that Israeli officials have largely observed from the sidelines. As The Zioneer reported on June 11, Trump confirmed a call with Prime Minister Netanyahu as the deal entered what he called 'the almost final stage.' Israeli defense and diplomatic sources have expressed growing concern that Washington is prioritizing a signed agreement over the stringent verification and dismantlement measures Jerusalem demands.
Weiss's account is a single sourced report from within Israeli official circles, not yet confirmed by a second party or by an on-record statement from the Prime Minister's Office or the Defense Ministry. The claim represents the prevailing assessment among those briefed on the U.S. negotiating position, but the exact terms — whether dilution alone or a removal mechanism — remain undefined by public U.S. statements.
5 developments
- DevelopingSenior Iranian official tells Reuters: US agrees Iran can dilute enriched uranium on its soil
- ConfirmedSenior US official: Deal expected within days, US to receive all enriched uranium
- DevelopingSenior US official: 'We think we have a deal' on Iran
- StrongTrump: Deal reached on enriched uranium — 'buried under a mountain, no one goes near it'
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