The details of the emerging deal have not yet been published, and the world is focused mainly on the future of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. In Israel, however, the main concern is the nuclear issue. Israel is still maintaining readiness for the possibility that the talks will collapse and the fighting will resume, but the prevailing assessment is that the chances of that happening, which looked highly significant in the middle of last week, have diminished considerably.

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In a statement after talks in the Oval Office at the White House, Trump said a series of leaders from the Middle East and the Muslim world had taken part. He said the “final aspects and details of the agreement are now being discussed and will be announced shortly.”

Two diplomatic sources tell Israel Hayom that the draft includes a basic Iranian commitment to refrain from obtaining a nuclear bomb, alongside agreement to a long-term postponement of uranium enrichment. The draft calls for a ceasefire during which the Strait of Hormuz would be fully and freely reopened, after which negotiations would begin.

According to Israeli security officials who spoke to The New York Times, Israel has been forced to rely on intelligence to keep up with what is happening behind closed doors. The newspaper said Israel’s exclusion stemmed from US President Donald Trump’s disappointment after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised that the war would lead to the fall of the Iranian regime. In Israel, officials fear that if an agreement is reached with Iran, it will resemble the deal the US withdrew from during Trump’s first term.