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The Peace Deal Between Washington and Tehran and Israel's Security Concerns

Thursday, June 18, 2026
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The Peace Deal Between Washington and Tehran and Israel's Security Concerns

That peace deal between Washington and Tehran? After it was signed, President Trump said it wiped out what he called Israel’s biggest security worry.

He brought this up speaking to reporters in Évian-les-Bains, France, during that G7 meeting. He claimed he had actually talked to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before the signing. And he told Netanyahu that arrangement meant protection against a potential Iranian nuclear strike.

“Look, think of what Israel is getting,” Trump said. “They’re not going to be nuked.”

He kept pushing this idea that they got exactly what they wanted. He reminded Bibi, as he called him, that the most significant thing Israel was asking for was that threat gone.

“It’s very simple,” Trump insisted. “I told Bibi, ‘Bibi, your biggest risk was them dropping a nuclear weapon into the middle of Israel. They’d only need one, and there would be no more Israel.’” He said this while his Secretary of State Marco Rubio stood right there with him.

Trump felt they got the best thing possible. He asserted that Israel was “very happy” with the outcome.

But it wasn't all smooth sailing. Trump also started criticizing Israel’s military moves in Lebanon, pushing Netanyahu to hold back a bit more.

“Without the United States,” he claimed at the G7, “there would be no Israel. Without me, there wouldn’t be an Israel because no other president was willing to do what I did.” A heavy statement for the setting.

This all happened while things were still messy over Lebanon. The US and Iran had signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday, trying to cool down tensions in West Asia. That meant Iran would lower its highly enriched uranium stockpile. And US sanctions on Tehran would finally ease up.

But there was more sticking points. The aGreement also opened a sixty-day window for figuring out the future of Iran’s nuclear program. And then you had Lebanon, and that whole territorial thing amidst Israel fighting Hezbollah inside the country. That part is still really contentious.

Israel insists they have to defend themselves, keep their presence in parts of Lebanon. Iran just keeps saying peace has to stop fighting “on all fronts,” including Lebanon. Netanyahu made it clear this week though Israel isn't pulling out or backing down from the campaign against Hezbollah. He said as long as he’s PM, that won’t happen.

That initial understanding between Washington and Tehran? It caused some real friction inside Israel too. Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak, who was a rival to Netanyahu, blamed the current leadership for everything.

Barak put it out there in an interview with the public broadcaster Monday. He said Israel was paying the price for Netanyahu’s arrogance, his blindness, and all the manipulations he tried to pull on Trump.

Written by Gree News Team — Senior Editorial Board

Gree News Team covers international news and global affairs at Gree News. Our collective of senior editors is dedicated to providing independent, accurate, and responsible journalism for a global audience.

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