President Donald Trump spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday night, updating him on the progress of a US-Iran agreement, according to Israeli media. The security cabinet meeting was interrupted for the call. Trump later posted on X that Iran will not have nuclear weapons and that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen for business soon. Cabinet sources said the US is pushing to finalize a memorandum of understanding quickly to head off an Iranian retaliatory strike.
President Donald Trump spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at 23:50 Jerusalem time on Wednesday night, during which he updated him on the near-finalization of a US-Iran agreement, according to Israeli media. The call interrupted a meeting of Israel's security cabinet. Defense Minister Israel Katz also spoke with his US counterpart, Pete Hegseth, during the same period, a cabinet minister told Israeli media.
Trump later posted on X: "Iran will not have nuclear weapons, and the Strait of Hormuz will open for business very soon." A cabinet minister described the US push as: "The Americans are trying to conclude the incident and sign a memorandum of understanding as quickly as possible to prevent an Iranian response."
As The Zioneer reported in prior bulletins at 23:49 and 23:50 Jerusalem, this marks at least the second Trump-Netanyahu call this week regarding the Iran deal, following a series of high-level contacts between Washington and Jerusalem as the framework enters its final stages. Qatari mediators remain in Tehran, according to reports. Throughout the thread, Trump's characterization of the deal has evolved from initial reports at 23:26 Jerusalem describing it as "the opposite of Obama" (Channel 12, citing Tomer Almogor, version 1) to later statements calling it a "wall against nuclearization" and, by version 6 at the same timestamp, explicitly stating it is a deal. The precise terms of the emerging memorandum have not been publicly detailed, and Netanyahu's office has not yet issued a formal statement on the call.
6 developments
- StrongNetanyahu braces for toughest confrontation: Trump call to set tone for Iran deal
- StrongTrump commits to Netanyahu: final Iran deal to dismantle enrichment, curb missiles and proxies
- DevelopingTrump reportedly pledges to Netanyahu to dismantle Iran's nuclear capabilities, end its threat to Israel
- StrongSenior US official: We're talking to Netanyahu; Trump spoke with him yesterday
Source and signal
- Internal intake