Trump says Iran deal coming soon, Tehran yet to confirm
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Skip next section Netanyahu: Israel is not party to proposed deal 06/12/2026 June 12, 2026 Netanyahu: Israel is not party to proposed deal Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said that his government was not party to any deal signed between the US and Iran. Netanyahu expressed appreciation for US President Donald Trump and his "commitment on terms of any final Iran agreement." However, he clarified that Israel was not a part of the memorandum of understanding announced by Trump.
Netanyahu spoke to Trump on Thursday after the latter announced the said deal, which has yet to be formally addressed by Tehran. The Israeli prime minister's office said Trump was committed to the removal of enriched material from Iran, the dismantling of enrichment infrastructure, the limiting of missile production and ending Iran's support for regional proxies. Iran has indicated that the deal would not cover its missile program and that discussions on nuclear and economic issues were yet to take place.
Following the outbreak of the war on February 28 and the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in an Israeli airstrike on Tehran, the Lebanese Hezbollah militia fired rockets at Israel, thereby entering the war on Iran's side. Israel responded with airstrikes on the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut and other parts of its northern neighbor, spreading the war to Lebanon. The Israeli military has also occupied a strip of land in southern Lebanon forming a "security zone" in an area from where it says Hezbollah launches attacks on Israeli towns.
Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency, which AFP news agency cited as reporting details of the preliminary agreement, said the memorandum of understanding would include a "permanent and immediate cessation of hostilities on all fronts, including in Lebanon."
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