JAKARTA - US President Donald Trump has assured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he will stick to his demands for the dismantling of Iran's nuclear program as a condition in any final deal with Tehran, a senior Israeli official said.
"President Trump explained that he would remain firm in negotiations on his long-standing demands for the dismantling of Iran's nuclear program and the removal of all enriched uranium from Iranian territory, and that he would not sign a final agreement without these conditions," the official told AFP, referring to the conversation between the two leaders on Saturday night, launching Al Arabiya (25/5).
"The United States is informing Israel of negotiations on a memorandum of understanding to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and begin talks on a final agreement on unresolved disputed issues," the official added.
Separately, an Israeli source said Netanyahu told Trump that Israel would remain free to act against threats in Lebanon during a phone conversation about an emerging deal between Washington and Tehran.
Trump said Washington and Iran had "largely negotiated" a memorandum of understanding on a peace deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane that has been effectively closed since the US and Israel launched their war against Iran in February.
"In a conversation last night with President Trump, the Prime Minister stressed that Israel would maintain freedom of action against threats in all arenas, including Lebanon, and President Trump reiterated and supported this principle," an Israeli political source told Reuters on Sunday, asking not to be named.
Hopes are rising that a breakthrough may soon be reached in the three-month-old war, after Trump said a deal being brokered by Pakistan would reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran's Fars news agency said the draft stipulates that the US and its allies will not attack Iran or its allies. In return, Iran promised not to launch a preemptive attack against them.
Separately, a leading Israeli politician, Benny Gantz, said it would be a strategic mistake for Israel to accept a ceasefire in Lebanon, where its forces have entered the territory to fight the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia, as part of a deal with Iran.
According to Israeli sources, the US is informing Israel about negotiations with Iran.
"President Trump has made it clear that he will remain firm in negotiations on his consistent demands for the dismantling of Iran's nuclear program and the removal of all enriched uranium from its territory," the source said, "and that he will not sign a final agreement without fulfilling these conditions."
President Trump wrote on Truth Social, the phone conversation with Netanyahu went "very well."
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