Iran refutes reports of Israel being exempted from agreement with US

Published May 24, 2026 Updated May 24, 2026 11:52am

Iran’s Fars news agency has refuted reports that Israel is excluded from an agreement with the United States, stating that the claim lacks validity.

In a series of posts on X, the agency referred to a claim by The New York Times that Trump had “exempted” Israel from commitments regarding Iran.

It said, “Based on the explicit text of the agreement, if finalised, the United States and its allies commit to not attacking Iran or its allies in any way … this media outlet’s claim that this regime is exempt from any commitments vis-à-vis Iran contradicts the explicit provisions of the finalised agreement and is untrue.”