Prime Minister Netanyahu stated Thursday night that Israel is not a party to the emerging memorandum of understanding with Iran, but said President Trump has committed that the final agreement will include the removal of enriched uranium, according to reports. The statement came amid a series of conflicting accounts from Trump, Iran, and Israeli officials on the scope of the framework.
Prime Minister Netanyahu clarified tonight that Israel is not a signatory to the emerging memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran, but expressed confidence that President Trump remains committed to ensuring the removal of enriched uranium in a subsequent final agreement. The statement, reported by multiple Israeli outlets, reinforces the administration's position that the MOU is a framework precursor rather than a full accord.
As The Zioneer reported earlier this evening, Trump informed Netanyahu in a phone call that the final deal would also include dismantlement of enrichment infrastructure, limits on missile production, and an end to Iran's support for regional proxies. The new statement from Netanyahu publicly affirms the distinction between the preliminary MOU, which Israel is not party to, and the envisioned final agreement — a distinction that has been subject to conflicting signals from all sides in recent days.
Earlier reports from Trump suggested the enriched uranium issue had been resolved, with the president describing the material as "buried under a mountain." The prime minister's latest remarks, however, indicate that while Trump has made commitments on the matter, the removal mechanism still awaits a final accord. What remains unverified is whether Iran's supreme leader has consented to any timeline for the proposed second-stage negotiations, and whether the MOU will be signed as early as this weekend as Trump suggested.
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