The United States rejected an Israeli request to review the U.S.-Iran agreement before the signing ceremony, according to The Jerusalem Post. Earlier Tuesday, President Trump said he would read the deal "word for word" but did not specify when. The report adds a new dimension to the dispute over transparency between Washington and Jerusalem as the deal moves toward finalization.
The Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday evening that the United States rejected an Israeli government request to review the full text of the U.S.-Iran agreement before the signing ceremony, citing an internal source. The report, published as the administration prepares to finalize the deal, corroborates earlier claims — first reported by The Zioneer at 16:07 Jerusalem, citing journalist Yaron Avraham, and later echoed by a commentator on an Israeli-curated Arabic-language channel — that Israel had been denied access to the complete document. Neither a U.S. nor an Israeli official has publicly confirmed or denied the request.
Earlier Tuesday, President Donald Trump said he would read the deal "word for word" but gave no timeline for doing so. The remark, and the reported denial of Israel's request, follow days of mixed signals from the administration: Trump has alternately declared the deal signed, mocked its clauses, and said he would publish the details soon. As The Zioneer reported at 17:34 Jerusalem, Trump said he might hold a press conference to read the MOU aloud — a statement that has not materialized. The thread's earliest antecedent, published at 16:07 Jerusalem, was the Avraham report and the commentator's allegation that Iran insists on keeping parts of the deal hidden.
The transparency dispute over the Iran deal text is the latest in a series of U.S.-Israel tensions around the agreement. As The Zioneer reported on Monday 00:07 Jerusalem, Trump told Netanyahu he was determined to finalize the deal; the Prime Minister's Office later denied a CNN report that Netanyahu sought an urgent meeting with Trump. The denial of Israel's request to see the text adds a concrete dimension to the dispute, following weeks of conflicting statements from Washington.
It remains unclear whether the Israeli government has seen any version of the final text. The Jerusalem Post report is attributed to an internal source; no independent confirmation of the request or the denial has emerged. The full text of the agreement has not been published, and there is no indication when — or whether — it will be shared with allies before signing.
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Source and signal
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