President Donald Trump said he held a conversation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a report by Amichai Stein (i24NEWS). The call comes amid intensive US-Iran diplomatic activity and follows Trump's announcement of a nearly-completed deal with Tehran.
President Donald Trump said he spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this evening, journalist Amichai Stein (i24NEWS) reported at 22:32 Jerusalem time. The brief announcement provides no details on the content of the conversation.
The call confirms what had been anticipated throughout the evening. As The Zioneer reported at 22:01, version 1 of this thread cited journalist Yaron Avraham's prediction of an imminent call. By versions 5 and 6 (22:01), a source told i24NEWS Netanyahu was expected to speak with Trump after Trump's announcement caught the Israeli political and military echelons by surprise, with no advance notice from Washington. The thread also noted that Netanyahu dispersed a security situation assessment early to accommodate the call. The call follows a rapid sequence of developments in the US-Iran diplomatic track: at 21:53, Trump told the New York Post the deal is 'almost completely' signed; at 22:15, the Qatari Royal Court announced Trump spoke with the Qatari Emir about the understandings; and at 22:24, Iran's state news agency assessed the deal has a high likelihood of approval by Tehran.
Israel's leadership was reportedly caught by surprise by the sudden diplomatic momentum. As The Zioneer reported on June 10 (19:09 Jerusalem), Trump said he believes Iranians want a deal but will see; earlier that day (15:22 Jerusalem), he said Iran had a 'chance to sign a deal and survive.' No confirmation of the deal's substance or Israeli involvement has emerged beyond Trump's statement on the call.
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