Trump says he thinks Israeli leaders ‘happy’ about US-Iran deal

Published June 17, 2026 Updated June 17, 2026 10:04pm

Amid widespread condemnation of the US-Iran deal in Israel, US President Donald Trump says he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the agreement secures “the most important thing” the Israeli prime minister had been asking for, referring to Iran not having a nuclear weapon, Al Jazeera reports.

“I told Bibi: ‘Bibi, your biggest risk was that they’d drop a nuclear weapon into the middle of Israel. They’d only need one, and there’d be no more Israel,’” Trump says, using the Israeli leader’s nickname. “‘Think about it Bibi, you got the best, the most important thing you were asking for’ … So I think they’re happy.”

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