President Donald Trump told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday evening that, to his understanding, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has authorized a framework for entering negotiations with the United States, the Prime Minister's Office said. Trump confirmed in separate remarks to Israeli media that Khamenei had given his approval. 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 Iranian support for its regional proxies.
**Trump tells Netanyahu: Khamenei approved framework for Iran negotiations**
The Prime Minister's Office announced at 23:13 Jerusalem time Tuesday evening that President Donald Trump spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the emerging memorandum of understanding with Iran to enter negotiations. According to the PMO readout, Trump stated that to his understanding, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has given his authorization to the framework.
Trump himself confirmed the Khamenei approval in independent remarks to Israeli media, saying: "To my understanding, Khamenei gave his approval to the agreement."
**Israel's caveats**
The PMO emphasized that Israel is not a party to the memorandum, but Netanyahu expressed his appreciation for Trump's commitment that the final agreement — upon completion of negotiations — will include: the removal of enriched material, dismantlement of enrichment infrastructure, limits on Iranian missile production, and an end to Iran's support for its regional terror proxies.
**Thread context**
This call follows a series of announcements by Trump advancing a diplomatic breakthrough. As The Zioneer reported at 23:11, Trump declared that an "excellent settlement" to end the war with Iran had been reached, with signing expected in Europe. At 22:44, Trump had called the deal "wonderful" and said signature could occur within days. Earlier at 22:15, Trump confirmed speaking with Netanyahu as the deal neared finalization. The latest PMO readout marks the first explicit confirmation — attributed to Trump — that Khamenei personally authorized the framework.
**What remains open**
The PMO statement does not specify whether any actual negotiations have begun or whether the framework is written or verbal. No Iranian official has publicly confirmed Khamenei's approval, and no timetables for negotiation steps have been released. The exact status of the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding remains unverified by independent sources.
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Source and signal
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