Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells US President Donald Trump that Israel will remain free to act against threats in Lebanon, according to multiple reports citing an Israeli source. The statement comes during a phone call described as relating to an emerging understanding involving Washington and Iran.
Reuters and other outlets report that Trump says the United States and Iran have “largely negotiated” a memorandum of understanding for a peace deal. The alleged framework is linked to reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route that has been effectively closed since the United States and Israel began their war on Iran in February, the reports add.
While the outlets agree on the core message—Netanyahu’s assurance that Israel can respond to Lebanon-related threats—the coverage focuses on the context of US-Iran diplomacy rather than specifying the nature of the threats or the operational plans. The reports attribute the details about the call and the assurances to an Israeli source, without presenting additional confirmations from US or Israeli officials in the provided excerpts.
