Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with President Donald Trump this evening about the emerging memorandum of understanding with Iran for entering negotiations. The Prime Minister's Office said that although Israel is not a party to the memorandum, Netanyahu expressed appreciation for Trump's commitment that the final agreement will include the removal of enriched material, dismantling enrichment infrastructure, limiting missile production, and halting Iran's support for its regional terror proxies.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office confirmed at 23:00 that he spoke with President Donald Trump about the emerging memorandum of understanding with Iran, emphasizing that Israel is not a party to the interim accord. Netanyahu told Trump that the final agreement must include removal of enriched material, dismantling of enrichment infrastructure, limits on missile production, and an end to Iran's support for regional proxies.
The call was the culmination of an unusually fluid evening. At 22:01, The Zioneer reported that a security assessment meeting had been dispersed early for an expected phone call, and that the Israeli political and military echelons had been caught by surprise by Trump's announcement of progress toward the deal. By 22:15, Trump had confirmed the call had taken place; at 22:38 he said Iran "will never hold nuclear weapons" and that signing could happen as early as this weekend. An initial report at 22:01 indicated it was unclear whether Mojtaba Khamenei had approved the agreement or whether a final framework document existed.
Trump's announcement that other countries have also agreed to the memorandum, reported at 23:07, came without specification of which nations. As The Zioneer reported at 23:11, Trump declared an "excellent settlement" had been reached, with a signing ceremony likely in Europe.
It remains unclear whether the framework Trump described is legally binding, whether a signing will occur this weekend as suggested, and whether Mojtaba Khamenei has authorized the accord.
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Source and signal
- Internal intake