Israel is not happy with the agreement taking shape to end the Iran war.It was no secret that Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu had been pushing president Donald Trump to renew the fighting, after playing a key role in persuading him to launch two military campaigns against Iran. But the emerging deal – even though some details are still unknown – is being described by some Israeli commentators as a US “capitulation” with Trump “throwing Israel under the bus”.During the war the US and Israel closely co-ordinated their approaches but Washington has almost completely excluded Israel from the current negotiations, with Trump saying last week Netanyahu “will do whatever I want”. Netanyahu told associates that Israel had “limited ability” to influence Trump’s decision-making regarding Iran, according to Reuters. The leader of the left-wing opposition Democrats, Yair Golan, claimed on Monday that Trump no longer cared about Netanyahu. “Netanyahu’s political situation has turned Israel into a regional and global weakling,” he said.According to Iranian officials, the nuclear question – of paramount importance for Israel – will only be discussed at a later stage, with no guarantee that Tehran’s stockpile of enriched uranium will be transferred abroad or limits will be imposed on future enrichment. Regime change has long been discarded as an option and limits on ballistic missile production or ending Iran’s support for regional proxies, such as Hizbullah in Lebanon, also appear to be off the agenda.Binyamin Netanyahu reportedly told associates that Israel had 'limited ability' to influence Trump’s decision-making regarding Iran. Photograph: Tierney L Cross/The New York Times
Israel sidelined as Trump pushes Iran agreement
Netanyahu faces growing criticism as US advances talks that may sideline Israeli security concerns













