Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke with President Trump on Thursday evening about the emerging memorandum of understanding with Iran. The PM's office stated that while Israel is not a party to the interim accord, Netanyahu expressed appreciation for Trump's commitment that the final agreement will include the removal of enriched material, dismantling of enrichment infrastructure, limits on missile production, and an end to Iran's support for its regional terror proxies.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with President Donald Trump on Thursday evening as the White House finalizes a memorandum of understanding with Iran that would open negotiations toward a broader nuclear deal.
According to an official statement from the Prime Minister's Office, Netanyahu discussed the emerging framework with Trump and emphasized the parameters Israel considers essential for any final agreement: removal of enriched uranium from Iranian territory, dismantlement of enrichment centrifuge infrastructure, restrictions on ballistic missile development, and an end to Tehran's financial and operational backing of its armed proxies across the Middle East — including Hezbollah, Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
The PMO statement stressed that Israel is not a party to the interim memorandum, but that Netanyahu conveyed appreciation for Trump's assurance that the final accord would address those core demands.
The call caps a swift sequence of developments this evening. At 22:01 Jerusalem, multiple Israeli sources reported that Trump's announcement of a nearing deal had caught the Israeli political and military echelons by surprise, with no advance notice from Washington. At that same hour, Netanyahu dispersed a security assessment meeting early to take the call. Trump confirmed the conversation occurred shortly after, before describing the settlement as "excellent" and saying signing could take place in Europe within days — a timeline he repeated in multiple statements, as The Zioneer reported at 22:38 and 23:08 Jerusalem. The president also claimed other nations have agreed to the memorandum without specifying which ones.
The Zioneer previously reported the broader diplomatic context: on June 9, Trump stated the US expected clarity on Iran negotiations within 48 hours, and separately said a final deal could be completed within days, with "total victory" within two weeks. Vice President JD Vance separately told Fox News the US would reach a deal in its own interests, even if Israel disagrees.
It remains unclear whether the final text will meet the conditions Netanyahu laid out, or whether European and Gulf partners will endorse the framework. An Israeli official said earlier this evening that, to the best of their knowledge, Mojtaba Khamenei has not yet approved the deal, and no final framework document has been reached — a point that remains unverified.
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