Israel is pressing the US to prevent the unfreezing of Iranian assets as part of a ceasefire agreement, according to an Israeli source familiar with the discussions, CNN reports.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken regularly with President Donald Trump, including on Thursday night after Trump claimed that Israel was among several nations in the Middle East that approve of the agreement.
Netanyahu later issued a statement saying Trump committed to removing Iran’s enriched uranium, dismantling its nuclear program, limiting its missiles and ending its support for proxies as part of a final deal. Trump has focused his public comments on the enriched uranium; he hasn’t mentioned missiles or proxies in weeks.
CNN previously reported that Trump’s announcement suggesting an imminent agreement with Iran surprised Netanyahu, who was holding a meeting with top security officials about Iran at the time.
“As long as I am the Prime Minister of Israel, Iran will not have nuclear weapons,” Netanyahu said in a statement on Friday.
Israel has long been skeptical of Iran’s intention in negotiations, believing it wasn’t negotiating in good faith. Israel believes that even if a memorandum of understanding is signed between the US and Iran, it will not lead to a final deal, the Israeli source told CNN.
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