'Failure': Israel reacts with alarm as emerging US-Iran deal draws criticism

'Failure': Israel reacts with alarm as emerging US-Iran deal draws criticism Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Mon, 05/25/2026 - 12:45 Israeli analysts and hawkish US politicians say proposed agreement falls far short of war aims and signals weakening Israeli influence in Washington A woman reacts as people gather at the Tel Aviv 360, a giant beachfront stage in Tel Aviv on 16 May 2026, to watch the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 (Jack Guez/AFP) Off The emerging agreement between the United States and Iran to permanently end the war has been met with scepticism and growing alarm in Israel . Reports over the weekend said the deal centres on a memorandum of understanding establishing a preliminary 60-day ceasefire, which reportedly does not address Iran’s nuclear programme. The initial framework is also said to include ending wars “on all fronts”, including Lebanon. The reported terms have drawn criticism from US Democrats, hawkish Republicans and Israeli commentators alike. Amid mounting backlash, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he had agreed with US President Donald Trump that “any final agreement with Iran must eliminate the nuclear threat”. Netanyahu also said Trump had reaffirmed “Israel’s right to defend itself against threats on every front, including Lebanon”. Trump, meanwhile, has defended the negotiations on his Truth Social platform. “If I make a deal with Iran, it will be a good and proper one, not like the one made by Obama,” Trump wrote, referring to the 2015 nuclear agreement signed under former president Barack Obama. “I don’t make bad deals,” he added. 'Failure' But Israeli journalists and military analysts ...

Original source: Middle East Eye