US EditionIsrael was not informed of US-Iran ceasefire plan until late stages of discussion, was displeased: WSJ
- On Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Israel was not informed of a temporary two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran until its final stages, with President Donald Trump's only contact being a phone call to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shortly before the announcement.
- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif initially announced Lebanon would be included in the ceasefire early Wednesday; Trump disputed this, citing Hezbollah, while mediators told the WSJ that Israeli officials were unhappy with the terms.
- Opposition leader Yair Lapid decried the deal as a "political disaster," asserting Netanyahu "failed politically, failed strategically." Knesset National Security Committee chair MK Zvika Fogel claimed Trump "really wimped out" by accepting the agreement.
- Lapid lamented that "Israel wasn't even part of the discussions when decisions were made concerning our national security," arguing the exclusion undermines operational coordination and damages strategic trust between the nations.
- This incident reflects deep divisions within the Israeli government regarding national security strategy, as exclusion from discussions complicates future bilateral cooperation and potentially hinders joint responses to regional threats.
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Israel upset that US kept Netanyahu out of Iran ceasefire talks
The handling of the process drew criticism from Israeli leaders. By Vered Weiss, World Israel News US plans to secure a two-week ceasefire with Iran were not shared with Israel until the agreement was nearing completion, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, prompting frustration among Israeli officials over their exclusion from key decisions. A US official cited by the WSJ said Israel’s role amounted to a call from US President Donald Tru…
Israel was not informed of US-Iran ceasefire plan until late stages of discussion
The extent of Israel’s involvement was a phone call US President Donald Trump made to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shortly before the ceasefire was announced, WJS cited a US official as stating.
Israel reacted with dissatisfaction with the ceasefire involving Iran only after it was informed in the final stage of the negotiations, without formal participation nor during the negotiations, according to mediators and sources heard by the Wall Street Journal. The Israeli government received confirmation that the understanding was already closed in the days preceding the official notice of the traffic for two weeks, disclosed a few hours befo…
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