The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly did not share the contents of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for ending the war with Iran with Israel, another party to the Iran war.
On the 16th (local time), CNN in the United States reported, citing Israeli sources, that the Israeli government asked the United States to show it the cease-fire agreement but was refused.
CNN said, "As a result, Israel, a key U.S. ally, has been left in a position of knowing nothing about the specific details of the cease-fire agreement, which is already facing widespread criticism."
According to sources, the United States was concerned that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office might leak the contents before the cease-fire MOU was officially announced.
As a result, Prime Minister Netanyahu appears likely to face an even more difficult domestic political situation. Israel entered into war with Iran together with the United States on Feb. 28, but it was effectively excluded from the subsequent cease-fire negotiations and has not even been given the final MOU details.
After the United States and Iran had already reached a cease-fire agreement and completed electronic signatures on the MOU, criticism has mounted within Israel that Netanyahu "failed to prevent an agreement disadvantageous to Israel." Some predict that as he loses his base of support, he could be ousted in the general election on Oct.
At a press conference the previous evening, Prime Minister Netanyahu said that he and U.S. President Donald Trump "do not always share the same view." Regarding the cease-fire MOU, he said, "We still do not know what that agreement will be."
The United States and Iran electronically signed the cease-fire MOU on the 14th, and they plan to hold an official signing ceremony on the 19th in Bürgenstock, Switzerland.