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Trump called Netanyahu on Thursday evening, telling him he expected to finalize an Iran deal within days.
Trump: “This is the deal. It’s a great deal, and it’s time to end this war.”
A senior U.S. official said Netanyahu “didn’t push back hard or argue much” and appeared to accept he “could not stop Trump from signing it.”
Netanyahu had hoped the war would lead to regime change in Iran, but rivals are now accusing him of making Israel a “vassal state” by going along with U.S. terms.
The official said that Netanyahu expressed to Trump his concern that the deal must address Iran’s nuclear program, but avoided any significant argument with the US president.
The source added that the Israeli prime minister was not directly involved in the talks and had been contacting his Washington allies for information on the status of US-Iran negotiations, reported The Jerusalem Post.
According to Axios, Israeli officials are concerned about the contents of the US-Iran deal, but have avoided publicly criticizing it.
“I understand the Israeli skepticism,” a US official told reporters on Friday. “Hezbollah killed a lot of innocent Israelis, especially Israeli civilians. So we don’t expect any country to give up their right of self-defense.
“What we do expect is that if we’re able to have everyone participate in the peace process, that everyone else will do the same,” the official said, adding that Washington is confident that Israel will “get on board” with the deal.’
Internal politics now will focus on the coming election, with a coalition building in the opposition. Netanyahu has been effective in slowing his corruption prosecution with continuing warfare. This may be coming to an end.
