Published June 12th, 2026 - 10:08 GMT
ALBAWABA - Israeli media have reported growing anger among senior officials at the U.S.-Iran deal, with one source calling the accord a betrayal of Israel’s interests.US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Washington had made the decision to terminate the conflict with Iran after Tehran promised not to pursue nuclear weapons.Trump said planned military strikes against Iran had been called off and claimed multiple parties, including Israel, had backed the suggested understandings in a post on his Truth Social website. He said that details about the official signing ceremony would be released later.The revelation comes at a politically difficult time for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is scheduled to face general elections in September or October.Netanyahu on Friday restated his position that Iran will never get a nuclear weapon as long as he is prime minister.“Iran will not have nuclear weapons as long as I am Prime Minister of Israel,” Netanyahu stated, adding that he and Trump are “completely aligned” on the matter. He further accused Iran of wanting to destroy the Jewish state and vowed to prevent it happening.Donald Trump: " One of the worst deals ever made by Barack Hussein Obama. Remember when they sent Boeing 757s over there loaded with cash, hundreds of millions... Sent it to Iran almost as ransom. That's not gonna happen with Trump." https://t.co/pHdSZnLLI5 pic.twitter.com/xLTMFvpmkh— Home of the Brave (@OfTheBraveUSA) June 12, 2026 Later, the office of the Israeli prime minister said Trump spoke with Netanyahu by phone Thursday evening after the announcement of the agreement.Israel, keen to lay down its red lines, has laid out four criteria it believes must be part of any final deal, including the removal of enriched nuclear material, the dismantlement of Iran’s enrichment infrastructure, limits on Tehran’s missile program and a halt to Iranian support for regional allies.However, Israeli officials, speaking on condition of anonymity to local media, have expressed severe worries over the forming deal.“Trump deceived us,” one official told Yedioth Ahronoth, while another said the deal on the table was “very bad from our point of view,” because it did not stick to the principles laid out at the outset of the war.Another source said the widespread opinion in the region is that any deal was negotiated through Iranian pressure and American concessions, not the other way around. Any deal negotiated under those conditions would probably be seen as a failure, at least in the short term, the official said, questioning both the likelihood of signing it and how long it would last.
