President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone about the emerging memorandum of understanding with Iran, according to the Prime Minister's Office via Amit Segal (N12). The PMO said Netanyahu expressed appreciation for Trump's commitment to removing enriched material, despite Israel not being a party to the memorandum. Separately, Trump said the deal is in an "almost final stage" and expected to be signed soon.
The call between Trump and Netanyahu, reported at 23:16 by the Prime Minister's Office via Amit Segal (N12), is the latest in a series of direct consultations as the US-Iran nuclear deal approaches a formal stage. The PMO statement stressed that while Israel is not a party to the memorandum of understanding, Netanyahu conveyed support for Trump's commitment that the final agreement will include the removal of enriched uranium — a key Israeli demand.
This follows a similar statement aired minutes earlier (23:14) in which Trump promised Netanyahu that the final deal would also cover dismantling enrichment infrastructure, limiting missile production, and halting Iran's backing for regional proxies. Trump's own public remarks earlier in the evening described the deal as being in an "almost final stage."
As The Zioneer reported on the same thread, earlier bulletins (22:38, 23:07) documented Trump's repeated assertions of progress: signing could come as early as this weekend, and other countries have already signed on to the memorandum. The emerging picture shows a rapid diplomatic closing process, though the specific terms and Tehran's final sign-off remain to be seen.
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- Internal intake