Trump Says Israel Wouldn’t Exist Without Him

 https://www.newsweek.com/trump-netanyahu-rift-israel-not-exist-without-potus-12078441

President Donald Trump signaled a deepening rift with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by claiming "there would be no Israel" without him in a stinging rebuke at the G7 (Group of Seven) summit.

Speaking alongside Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, at the summit of the world's biggest economies in Évian-les-Bains, France, Trump said: “Without the United States, there would be no Israel. Without me, there would be no Israel, because no other president was willing to do what I did.”

Referring to an unspecified Israeli strike, Trump said: "I saw that attack, I saw where that bomb went. That was vicious." Trump said as he also warned Netanyahu to be "more responsible" with respect to Lebanon.

The still-mysterious Iran deal leaves a LOT of work undone — at best

 https://nypost.com/2026/06/15/opinion/the-still-mysterious-iran-deal-leaves-a-lot-of-work-undone-at-best/

Aside from the vast damage the war did to Iran’s military assets and the deaths of so many of the ruling cabal, this Memorandum of Understanding seems to leave things right back where they were before the bombs started dropping.

That is: Tehran hasn’t actually agreed to give up its nuclear program or its support of terror groups like Hezbollah and Hamas — but only to talk about it all some more.

Maybe the full MOU text makes things look better . . . or worse: The fact that it’s still a mystery isn’t encouraging.

When does the world get to see it?

If the Strait of Hormuz really opens, it’ll do one good thing — but the planned 60 days of talks could still yield a serious win for Tehran.

O’Reilly: Israeli response to Iran deal ‘a big tell’

 https://thehill.com/policy/international/5925929-israeli-response-trump-iran/

O’Reilly said it’s clear Israel is opposed to the deal and that he understood their position.

“Now, in Iran, the Israelis say openly, ‘We’re not going to be part of this. We’re not going to be a part of the deal, no matter what deal Trump makes.’ The Israelis are not going to sign it. They’re not going to be on board,” O’Reilly told NewsNation’s Leland Vittert on “On Balance.”

“That’s a tell, a big tell, because the Israelis want the ability to strike back any time they want for any attack on them. And I don’t blame Israel,” he added.

In Israel, critics across the political spectrum have argued that the reported terms of the deal are too weak in holding back threats from Iran, not just related to its nuclear program but also its ballistic missile capability and its support for terrorist proxies.

Trump: I’m ‘not happy’ with how Israel has fought Hezbollah; Syria should do so instead

 https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-june-16-2026/

US president says he’s ‘never cared about’ regime change in Iran, praises current leadership * Switzerland confirms deal will be signed at Burgenstock resort Friday * Haredi legislative boycott puts coalition’s policy blitz at risk

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee reiterates that Hezbollah is not included in the deal between the US and Iran, as Tehran continues to insist that Israel is required to halt its offensive in Lebanon under the terms of the agreement.

'He lost the war': Trump’s retreat fact-checked by general

CIA director doubts Iran's intentions on deal

 https://www.axios.com/2026/06/15/us-iran-deal-cia-director-ratcliffe

CIA Director John Ratcliffe told President Trump and other senior officials that evidence gathered by U.S. intelligence agencies raises serious doubts about Iran's willingness to make the nuclear concessions the U.S. is seeking in any final deal, according to three sources familiar with those discussions.

Friction point: Ratcliffe isn't the only skeptic in Trump's top team. In internal discussions, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth both expressed concerns and raised questions about the memorandum of understanding (MOU) announced Sunday, while Vice President Vance and U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner advocated for it, according to two of the sources.

Trump’s Iran deal greeted with skepticism and scrutiny on Capitol Hill

 https://apnews.com/article/congress-senate-iran-trump-deal-graham-vance-00181f6ba851ad06d1f378946302379b

The agreement announced Sunday to end the war in Iran, set for a ceremonial signing Friday in Geneva, is centered around reopening the Strait of Hormuz and lifting the United States’ naval blockade in the region, along with financial incentives for Iran if it meets certain benchmarks. But Senate Republicans and Democrats who returned to Washington on Monday said there were still many unanswered questions about the deal and they need thorough briefings before it is finalized.

“I just don’t know enough about it,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told reporters in the Capitol. “Even the people who follow this stuff closely up here don’t know that much about it.”

“I think that my understanding of what it entails — and, again, not having seen anything — it would require, I think the issues are going to be compliance, and how are you going to enforce that,” Thune said.

Thune’s concerns were echoed by several other GOP senators.

Unity of G-d

 Rambam (Techiyas Hameisim) Hear 0 Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One. The Christians cite this Biblical phrase as proof to their contention that God is three in that they assert: it is stated the Lord, and it is stated our God, and it is stated the Lord, there are thus three names; then it is stated One, proving that they are three and that the three are one. Heaven forbid!

Was it all worth it?

 https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/06/15/was-it-all-worth-it/

Pakistan has published what it claims are the details of the memorandum of understanding between the United States and the regime in Iran. If those details are accurate, Trump's Iran deal is a betrayal of every American, every Iranian, every Israeli, and every victim of the regime's terror and repression.

To say emotions are running high in Israel would be an understatement. It is difficult to describe exactly what many Israelis are feeling right now, but anger and betrayal come close.

While we still do not know the full details of the agreement, Israelis are confronting a painful possibility: after years of war and sacrifice, we may be returning to the very reality we were told we were changing.

We accepted extraordinary sacrifice because we believed we were changing the strategic reality of the Middle East. If we are simply returning to the same reality we were promised would be transformed, then the consequences will extend far beyond this deal. They will shape how Israelis view their leaders, their allies, and the promises made to them in times of war.

Trump Stages an Iran Retreat

 https://www.wsj.com/opinion/iran-deal-donald-trump-cease-fire-nuclear-weapons-e2ce72ef?mod=hp_opin_pos_1Most of the press has been hostile from the start, but we’ve supported the President’s Iran policy. We’ve done so because a nuclear Iran would be an existential threat, and because we want Presidents to succeed when they go to war.

The regime gets financial relief to reopen Hormuz and hold more nuclear talks.

President Trump is touting his latest cease-fire deal with Iran as peace in our time, but the world is more likely to see it as a strategic retreat short of achieving his war aims. To reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Mr. Trump is accepting Iran’s promises merely to negotiate over its nuclear program.

Most of the press has been hostile from the start, but we’ve supported the President’s Iran policy. We’ve done so because a nuclear Iran would be an existential threat, and because we want Presidents to succeed when they go to war.

Trump’s Iran Deal: Billions Up Front for Leading State Sponsor of Terrorism

 https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/trumps-iran-deal-billions-up-front-for-leading-state-sponsor-of-terrorism/

Not surprisingly, the Trump administration is still not publicizing its memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the jihadist Iranian regime.

It is laughable, of course, to speak of an agreement (or “understanding”) with Iran, which has a long, undeniable history of breaking agreements, in particular about its nuclear weapons ambitions. And while President Trump either doesn’t grasp or can’t be bothered to address the regime’s ideology, a core principle of sharia supremacism, including Iran’s Shiite version, is that lying to the enemy is a key part of warfare (“War is deception,” said Islam’s prophet in an oft-quoted hadith). This, for example, is why — even as the overwhelming evidence shows it was advancing its nuclear weapons program — the regime insisted that its leader, the now-departed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had issued a fatwa (a sharia law edict) against nuclear weapons. This would have been hilarious had not the Obama administration adopted it as part of its rationalization for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

Since the administration is trying to dizzy us with spin about the MOU rather than just showing us the MOU, it’s important to understand: There is not an agreement. The MOU is an agreement to talk about an eventual agreement (and talk, and talk, and talk, as the Iranians have mastered doing) rather than to make binding commitments on matters of vital American interest.

‘Trump has surrendered to Iran’: Some prominent GOP hawks fear Trump just caved

 https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/15/politics/trump-republicans-iran

The editors of the conservative National Review were also curious why the details hadn’t been forthcoming.

They called it “discouraging” that Trump had indicated Iran would still be allowed to enrich uranium for non-military uses. And they criticized early indicators that the agreement would not rein in Iran’s ballistic missile program.

“All told, there is the possibility that Trump would return the U.S. to Obama’s failed Iran deal that Trump rightfully tore up in his first term,” the editors wrote, “which would have all the makings of a humiliation after all of the president’s tough talk.”

Israel cannot applaud an Iran deal that leaves key threats intact - editorial

 https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-899520

For Israel, the success of any US-Iran deal will be measured not by headlines or market reactions, but by whether Tehran’s ability to threaten its neighbors is reduced.

The reported US-Iran deal may be good for oil markets, for a White House that wants the war over, and for a president eager to say he forced Tehran to the table and reopened the Strait of Hormuz.

For Israel, that is not the test.

The test is whether Iran is weaker today than it was before the deal. Has its nuclear program been dismantled? Has its enriched uranium been removed? Have its missiles and drones been addressed? Has Hezbollah been pushed back? Has Israel’s freedom to act been preserved?

So far, the answers are unclear. That should worry us.

The warning is coming from President Donald Trump’s own side: Iran hawks, pro-Israel conservatives, and lawmakers who backed pressure on Tehran, supported the airstrikes, and believed this campaign could finally change the balance against the Islamic Republic.

Is Trump Pitching the Art of a Bad Deal

 https://collive.com/is-trump-pitching-the-art-of-a-bad-deal/

Israel has greeted the news with deep skepticism and more than a touch of fear. The reported memorandum makes zero mention of ballistic missile restrictions. What began largely as a defensive shield for Iran’s nuclear ambitions has mutated into a formidable threat in its own right. Even without the ultimate deterrent of a nuclear warhead, an Iranian ballistic arsenal numbering in the tens of thousands is more than sufficient to paralyze any military action against the Islamic Republic. According to Channel 12, this critical issue—whether through an immediate American concession or a simple lack of interest—never even made it to the negotiating table.

This is precisely where the $25 billion in unfrozen assets reported by The New York Times becomes the deal’s most critical variable. It acts as a vital liquidity bridge, allowing the Islamic Republic to safely span the economic chasm it is currently teetering over. That massive cash injection provides exactly what Tehran needs: a way to keep its domestic security apparatus paid and loyal while illicit oil flows to China stabilize. In a very literal sense, that $25 billion could spell the difference between collapse and survival.

The most concerning element, however, pertains to the war in Lebanon. Leaks regarding the current agreement point to a halt in fighting across all fronts, including with Hezbollah. Since April 8, Israel’s primary goal has been to decouple Lebanon from the broader Iranian conflict. They temporarily achieved a separation in the immediate aftermath of the ceasefire, until Iranian pressure successfully convinced the United States that larger geopolitical considerations were at stake.

ZOA: Trump’s Iran deal gives Tehran time to rearm

 https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/428678

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) on Monday expressed concern over the emerging deal between the US and Iran.

In a statement, ZOA National President Morton A. Klein said the organization remains "extremely grateful to President Trump for all he did, far more than any other US president, to degrade Iran’s nuclear facilities and military capabilities in Operations Midnight Hammer and Epic Fury."

However, Klein warned that the reported agreement "appears to be an 'agreement to negotiate,'" which he said would allow the Iranian regime to obtain "massive oil revenue and time to build up its military and terror arsenals," while leaving its nuclear and missile stockpiles intact.

Referring to President Trump's statement on Truth Social that he was "authoriz[ing] the immediate removal of the United States Naval blockade," Klein argued that it "makes no sense" to remove economic pressure on Iran without first securing "immediate removal of Iran’s nuclear stockpile, decommissioning of Iran’s nuclear facilities, and destruction of Iran’s deadly missile stockpile."

"President Trump’s demands on Israel to stand down in Lebanon and in Iran, to facilitate this troubling deal... plays right into the Iranian regime’s hands, undermines necessary deterrence and endangers Israel’s safety," Klein stated

Political commentator: 'Trump dumped Israel'

 https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/428661

Political commentator Zvi Yehezkeli published a stark warning on the US-Iran agreement, criticizing US President Donald Trump, and claiming that he is rushing an agreement that could harm Israel’s security interests.

According to Yehezkeli, the situation represents a significant strategic danger that he believes is even more serious than the circumstances that existed on the eve of the last war. He stressed that any agreement in the Middle East must be evaluated not only from a Western perspective, but also according to how it is perceived by the other side.

Yehezkeli sharply criticized US President Donald Trump, claiming that the US administration is rushing to reach an agreement.

Yehezkeli added that even if some of the reports do not accurately reflect the final wording of the agreement, the overall direction resembles the nuclear deal signed in 2015.

IDF, Mossad largely oppose Iran nuclear deal, favor continued sanctions against Tehran

 https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-899503

The vast majority of the IDF and the Mossad oppose the current Iran nuclear deal as insufficient in light of the power dynamics between the parties, the "blood and treasure" invested, and the threats confronting Israel, the Jerusalem Post has learned.

While that view is not unanimous and top Israeli officials understand the need to defer to Israel's political echelon and to the Trump administration on certain matters, it is nearly unanimous, and officials are making their views heard in private forums.

While the Trump administration has been almost entirely focused on opening the Strait of Hormuz and the nuclear issue, the Post understands that IDF and Mossad officials had hoped for progress on the ballistic missiles and proxy threats, which they are stuck dealing with on a day-to-day and year-to-year basis.

Trump Gives Iran a Lifeline and Calls It Peace

 https://www.thefp.com/p/trump-gives-iran-a-lifeline-and-calls

President Donald Trump gave himself a birthday present on Sunday and declared that peace has been achieved after his second Iran war. “This Great Deal will bring Peace and Security to the whole Region. Many presidents have tried to make Peace with Iran, and all have failed before me,” he posted on Truth Social Sunday evening. “With the opening of the Strait upon the signing of the Deal on Friday, for purposes of mine removal, oil will flow on both ends again for the Region, and the World!”

Don’t break out the ticker tape just yet. This is not a treaty, not a deal, and not a peace agreement. It’s a memorandum of understanding to negotiate the terms of a broader peace over the next 60 days. Put another way, it is yet another ceasefire. In this respect, the agreement does not achieve any of the aims that Trump laid out on February 28 when he launched the second Iran war with Israel.

The only tangible benefit of this memorandum of understanding for the U.S. and the global economy is that Iran will agree to open the Strait of Hormuz for 60 days. Trump believed he had achieved that more than two months ago in April. That turned out to be a ceasefire in name only. In other words, Trump is celebrating an agreement that temporarily solves a problem his war helped create.

Because Iran has not agreed to anything with regard to its nuclear material, ballistic missiles, or support for terrorist proxies throughout the Middle East. As for Trump’s statements early on in the war encouraging the Iranian people to seize their institutions and rise up against their oppressors, that objective has been placed inside a memory hole.

The details of sanctions relief, cash payments, and the unfreezing of assets are still unknown. But a senior U.S. official on Friday told reporters that Iran will see no sanctions relief or unfrozen assets, or receive any cash until it delivers on its other obligations. It’s possible that the U.S. won’t pay Iran’s regime, but America’s allies will. Over the weekend, the United Arab Emirates denied an earlier report that it had already unfrozen some $20 billion in Iranian assets. One U.S. military official working closely on the negotiations, however, said that Iran would see some economic gains before the substantive negotiations began, but the details were still being haggled over. Iran’s state-directed Mehrs News Agency reported Sunday that the U.S. has agreed to unfreeze $12 billion in Iranian assets this week before negotiations begin, with another $12 million to be released during the 60 days of talks.

Trump says Obama’s Iran nuclear deal was ‘horrible’ but his is unlikely to be any better

 https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-says-obama-iran-nuclear-195543664.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIc5ZlvuuBUu8EGTNbxjq0VLJsscajgVsZRPG9aDVqiF3piYugBfWuxArEP2TnYmXK3CcN6RjR3r_0NgdrPfbfUuD33vPwlI8e9d6Ia3B4Ci90cubMqnv6_x-GYlHOlXrPClCnheNHQTZP25vPCxiixs7rqA6eFSNZPhyU8zU81l

During an interview with NBC News last week, he trashed his predecessor for offering "weak and ineffective leadership on behalf of the United States" and argued that Obama and others "allowed [Iran] to get away with murder."

"That deal was tantamount to giving them a nuclear weapon. It was a horrible deal given by Barack Obama, and really penned by him," Trump said "It was a horrible deal."

His comments were just the latest in a series of examples of Trump trashing one of Obama's signature foreign policy accomplishments and boasting that he could do better.

And despite what Trump says, there was no "cash" involved — he's confusing the sanctions relief with a separate payment the U.S. made to settle a decades-old dispute over weapons purchased by the pre-1979 government that were never delivered to Iran.

Trump says he can get a better deal, but it's hard to see how what the plans leaked out by U.S. and Iranian sources are better than the JCPOA.

For one, the deal Trump keeps touting isn't a real deal — it's a 60-day extension of the ceasefire and a promise for more talks.

Obama's Iran deal was disastrous, Trump's is opposite

 https://www.foxnews.com/video/6398446209112

Alex Gray criticizes former President Barack Obama's Iran nuclear deal, labeling it as the worst U.S. diplomatic effort. Gray asserts the Obama administration bribed Iran with cash, putting them on a path to nuclear weapons.

Former NSC chief of staff under Trump, Alex Gray, sharply criticizes former President Barack Obama's Iran nuclear deal. Gray argues Obama's administration 'piled cash' to Iran as a 'bribe,' facilitating their nuclear ambitions and posing a global threat. He credits Donald Trump with halting this dangerous trajectory, calling Obama's recent claims about a new deal 'preposterous.'

Donald Trump’s Pallets of Cash

 https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/trump-pallets-cash-iran

Less than three months ago Donald Trump was mocking the 2015 deal Barack Obama made with Iran that cleared the regime’s path to a nuclear bomb. “They sent Boeing 757s over there, loaded with cash, hundreds of millions of dollars,” said Trump, referring to the cash ransom Obama aides delivered directly to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, or IRGC, to bribe the Iranians to agree to the phony deal. “That’s not going to happen with Trump.”

And yet it seems that’s exactly what’s happening with Trump. According to reports Friday, the United Arab Emirates, a key U.S. regional ally, is making $20 billion of frozen Iranian assets available to the Islamic Republic, with $3 billion of it having already been delivered to Tehran, perhaps by a Boeing 757, and maybe even on wooden pallets like those Obama stacked with cash to pay the terror state. Emirati officials deny that they’re buying off Iran on behalf of the U.S., but if Abu Dhabi thought Trump was going to put the clerical regime down for the count, they wouldn’t be giving money to a neighbor that since March has set fire to high-end real estate properties with hundreds of missile and drone attacks. Instead, the Emiratis are paying tribute to the side that looks like a winner.

Trump’s Been Out-Bluffed By Iran With A ‘Weaker’ Copy Of Obama’s Nuclear Deal | Michael Rubin

Prayer to Angels

 Rashi (Sanhedrin 44b) A person should always pray that all the heavenly beings strengthen his power of prayer – in other words that the angels should assist him in prayer and that he have no enemies in Heaven

Rashshash (Sanhedrin 44b) The gemora states a person should always pray for mercy that all heavenly beings should strengthen his power of prayer. From this we can bring support for the prayers addressed  to angels which many criticize. However perhaps this is permitted for the individual as is stated in Sotah (33a)

Sotah (33a) A man should never pray for his needs in Aramaic. For R. Johanan declared: If anyone prays for his needs in Aramaic, the Ministering Angels do not pay attention to him, because they do not understand that language!  There is no contradiction, one referring to the prayer of an individual and the other to that of a Congregation.

Shulchan Aruch (OC 

Yerushalmi (Brachos chapter 9:1) If a human is in trouble, he should cry neither to Michael nor to Gabriel, rather he should cry to Me and I shall answer him immediately 

Angels criticize G-d

Sanhedrin (44b) Rav Dimi explained as follows: At the time that the Holy One, Blessed be He, said to Ezekiel: Go say to Israel: “Your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite” (Ezekiel 16:3), the spirit Paskonit, which is another name for the angel Gabriel, said before the Holy One, Blessed be He: Master of the Universe, were the patriarch Abraham and the matriarch Sarah to come now and stand before You, would you speak to them in such a manner and put them to shame? Is it not stated: “Debate your cause with your neighbor, and do not reveal the secret of another”? But does the angel Gabriel have so much authority that he can reprove God in such a manner?  Yes, as Rabbi Yosei, son of Rabbi Ḥanina, says: He, the angel Gabriel, has three names: Piskon, Itmon, and Sigron. He is called Piskon because he splits [sheposek] words and argues with God on High. He is called Itmon because he conceals [she’otem] the sins of the Jewish people. And he is called Sigron because once he closes [shesoger] his arguments on behalf of the Jewish people, no one reopens the discussion. 

Iran never won a war, but never lost a negotiation

 https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/06/15/iran-never-won-a-war-but-never-lost-a-negotiation/

The deal gives the Iranian regime a lifeline from the lowest point it has reached and resources to rebuild its capabilities. Instead of forcing Tehran to sever its ties with Lebanon, it strengthens Iran's hold there. With an outcome like this, the Trump administration is making itself a laughingstock in the countries of the region.

According to reports, the memorandum of understanding offers the Iranians far more than that. It heralds the beginning of the end of the severe economic distress that sent masses of citizens into the streets in protest and fueled the internal threat to the regime's survival. Opening the Strait of Hormuz to Iranian oil exports will allow Tehran to earn millions of dollars every day. Added to that are the billions expected to flow to Iran once the memorandum of understanding enters into force and during its implementation.

Including the Lebanese front in the framework of the deal is a gift to Iran. Not only will it ensure a space of immunity for Hezbollah, the most important proxy organization from Iran's perspective, but it will also gain recognition of its status as a player in the Lebanese front. If the expectation was to dismantle Iran's hold over the proxy organizations, this agreement actually tightens it. This is happening as the administration of Gen. Joseph Aoun is singing a different tune and desperately needs to remove the suffocating patronage of the ayatollahs' regime.

And not only that. As far as is known, the deal makes no reference to the issue of ballistic missiles. Iran's progress in this field created a strategic threat not only to its neighbors and the countries of the Middle East, but also to Europe.

There is an agreement, but when and what will Iran and the US receive? | ynet explains

 https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hyctifp11fg

For now, the official text of the agreement has not been published. Iran’s deputy foreign minister clarified overnight that the text of the memorandum of understanding will be released after the official signing. Nevertheless, Iran is actively trying to present the provisions most favorable to it, and state-affiliated Iranian news agencies are continuously publishing different versions of the agreement. In Tehran, for example, it is claimed that the United States has committed, among other things, to halt sanctions on oil sales, present a reconstruction plan worth at least $300 billion, and release $24 billion in frozen funds. As noted, the full text has not been published — and there is no certainty that the memorandum of understanding indeed includes such clauses or under such conditions.

U.S. and Iran reach deal to extend ceasefire and open strait

 https://www.axios.com/2026/06/14/us-iran-ceasefire-extended-hormuz-reopen-trump

The U.S. and Iran agreed to a framework extending their ceasefire for 60 days, with a formal signing ceremony expected Friday and nuclear talks to follow.

Graham ‘concerned’ that Iran views deal with U.S. differently than Trump administration

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5923946-lindsey-graham-iran-deal/ 

“I am somewhat concerned that Iran’s view of the agreement seems different than what the American negotiating team is claiming,” the South Carolina Republican added.

Trump's Iran deal stirs Israeli anger

 https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/06/14/trumps-iran-deal-stirs-israeli-anger/

The US President and his advisers are convinced that without reopening the Strait of Hormuz and bringing down oil prices, the global economy will slide into recession. For this reason, Trump is approving a memorandum of understanding whose only practical significance is the reopening of the strait. All other issues will be discussed afterward. The White House has told Israeli officials that in the final agreement, if one is signed, the US will achieve all the original goals for which it went to war.

Israel is deeply unhappy with the move, but is refraining from criticism out of an understanding of the predicament in which the president finds himself. At the same time, Israel blocked an Iranian demand that it withdraw its forces from Lebanon as part of the understandings.

JCPOA 2.0: Trump's deal risks undercutting efforts against the Iranian threat - editorial

 https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-899266

It is not enough for Israeli officials to say that Trump understands Israel’s position. This is not a great deal. It is a dangerous one.

What’s worse than giving Iran $6 billion? Giving it two $6 billions.

The United States and Iran signaled last week that they were close to a deal, with reports suggesting it could be signed in Geneva this week.

Alongside those announcements came accounts of what the framework may entail: a memorandum of understanding that would open another 60-day period of technical negotiations; the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz; possible access to frozen assets; discussions over dismantling Iran’s nuclear program and disposing of enriched uranium; and broader understandings affecting Lebanon.

Furthermore, Israel has not been a party to the talks, while Israeli officials have been left to repeat that US President Donald Trump understands Israel’s concerns and conditions.

If those reports are true, Trump’s Iran framework is a disaster.

Ahead of signing, confusion swirls over Trump’s Iran deal

 https://www.ynetnews.com/article/h18ytwozmx

Trump says a framework agreement with Tehran will be signed Sunday, but major questions remain over uranium, sanctions relief, missiles and whether the deal would constrain Israel's actions against Hezbollah in Lebanon

The agreement would not formally end the conflict but would instead establish another 60-day ceasefire period during which the sides would negotiate a final accord on Iran's nuclear program and other issues.

Tehran has not yet confirmed that the agreement will be signed Sunday. However, Pakistan, which has acted as a mediator, announced that the signing would take place "digitally," meaning both sides would sign remotely without a face-to-face ceremony.

The emerging agreement has sparked concern in Israel, where officials fear it may fail to eliminate the threats posed by Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs and could also restrict Israel's freedom of action against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Iran MOU would cap self-defeating ceasefire for Trump, marks huge problem for Israel

 https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-mou-would-cap-self-defeating-ceasefire-for-trump-marks-huge-problem-for-israel/

On Thursday night, Donald Trump did what he has done repeatedly during the 65 days of his two-week ceasefire with Iran that began on April 8: The US president issued new and bombastic threats against the Islamic Republic, only to call off the ostensible attack in the wake of an impending breakthrough in talks.

Trump insisted that the “final points” of an agreement — which were discussed in “great details” — were approved by a range of US allies, including Israel, and that a signing ceremony could take place over the weekend in Europe.

He did not reveal the details of the alleged memorandum of understanding, but according to Axios, it would extend the ceasefire for another two months, during which time the Strait of Hormuz would be fully reopened and a US blockade gradually lifted. Talks would take place on Iran’s nuclear program, but no action would be taken until a second deal is reached.

Why Israel stopped when Trump said stop: Understanding the 12-hour Iran war

 https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-899173?utm_source=jpost.app.android&utm_medium=share

Israel waged the Six Day War in June 1967. The 12-Day War with Iran in June 2025. And now, in 2026, the 12-hour war. Again with Iran. Again in June.

To help make sense of what happened, what the country experienced, and what it means going forward, it is useful to look at other examples.

In a Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security Zoom briefing this week, former National Security Council head Yaakov Amidror and Eran Lerman, a former senior NSC official, turned to two seemingly unlikely examples: North Korea and Google.

The week’s events made it clear to everyone in Israel that there is no free lunch. US President Donald Trump’s support for Israel – the steps he has taken across the board over the years to assist the country – is not without a cost. And the cost is that he gets a say, a big say, in what Israel can and cannot do.