Netanyahu, Trump Back Blocking Iranian Bomb as Preliminary US-Iran Deal Reopens Strait of Hormuz
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Updated · The New York Times · May 24
Netanyahu, Trump Back Blocking Iranian Bomb as Preliminary US-Iran Deal Reopens Strait of Hormuz
9 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 24
Netanyahu said after a Saturday call with Trump that any final agreement with Iran must eliminate the nuclear threat, marking his first public response to the emerging U.S.-Iran deal.
A senior U.S. official said Washington and Tehran reached a preliminary agreement to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz and have Iran dispose of its stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
The official cautioned the deal is unsigned and still needs approval from Trump and Iran's supreme leader, with harder disputes — including the future of Iran's nuclear program — deferred to later talks.
Netanyahu also said Trump reaffirmed Israel's right to defend itself on every front, including Lebanon, where Israeli forces remain in a standoff with Iran-backed Hezbollah.
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