According to the N12, Trump’s announcement caught Israel’s political and military leadership by surprise, and no advance notice was received from the United States.
By Vered Weiss, World Israel News
Israeli officials said they were unaware of any finalized U.S.-Iran agreement after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that planned American strikes on Iran had been canceled and that a deal was nearing completion.
A senior Israeli official told Channel 12 News that Jerusalem had not been informed of a finalized agreement between Washington and Tehran, appearing to contradict elements of Trump’s announcement.
The official said, “To the best of our knowledge, Mojtaba Khamenei has not yet approved the agreement, and we are not aware of any finalized framework document.”
Earlier, Trump announced on Truth Social that he was calling off scheduled military action against Iran.
“Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have, as President of the United States of America, cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening,” Trump wrote.
The Israeli official’s remarks are in contrast to Trump’s claim on Truth Social that Iranian officials at the “highest levels” and all parties involved, which would include Israel. have agreed to the proposal.
“Discussions and final points have been, in both concept and great detail, approved by all parties involved, including the United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, and others,” he wrote.
Channel 12 reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s situation assessment meeting was dispersed shortly after it began because of a “diplomatic call.”
A source familiar with the details said Netanyahu was expected to speak with Trump.
According to the report, Trump’s announcement caught Israel’s political and military leadership by surprise, and no advance notice was received from the United States.
Trump also wrote: “The Naval Blockade will remain in full force and effect until this Transaction is finalized — Time and place of the signing to be announced shortly.”
The developments came as discussions continued over a memorandum of understanding that would extend a fragile ceasefire currently in place and lead to subsequent talks on Iran’s nuclear program.
Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency cited a source close to Iran’s negotiating team as saying Tehran has not approved any text for an initial memorandum of understanding with the United States.
Axios reported that key gaps between the sides “were narrowed” during talks in Tehran between Qatari diplomat Ali Al-Thawadi and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
The United States launched two days of retaliatory strikes on Iranian military and radar sites after Tehran downed an American Apache helicopter. Iran later fired ballistic missiles and drones at U.S. assets in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan.
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