Israelis frustrated over US-Iran deal
Some Israelis indicated that, with the MoU, which is set to be officially signed in Switzerland on Friday, they saw an emerging rift between the US and Israel
ATT Desk Report 
Israelis expressed dismay on Monday and Tuesday following confirmation by the US and Iran that they had completed talks on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to end the conflict, saying the Iranian regime was untrustworthy and, with it still intact, would continue to pose an ongoing existential threat to the Jewish state, reports popular Israeli daily The Jerusalem Post.
Some Israelis indicated that, with the MoU — set to be officially signed in Switzerland on Friday — they saw an emerging rift between the US and Israel.
Mourners dig mass graves for the burial of 168 female students killed in an US airstrike on a primary school at Minab in Iran on 3 March 2026. Photo: UPI/Alamy Live News
One man, who holds both American and Israeli citizenship, said he was confused by US President Donald Trump’s decision to reach a deal with the Iranians.
“For us, it’s horrible. I don’t know what Trump is thinking. I’m also American, so I’m assuming he has Americans’ interests in mind,” he said, adding that although he saw no reason to trust the Iranians, he assumed Trump had his own reasons, even if they were inconsistent with Israel’s needs.
“It’s awful,” he added. “It just means that we are going to be in this situation a lot longer. I don’t trust it at all. You can’t negotiate with the IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) in the same way you negotiate with Western countries. It’s not the same. They’re motivated by religious extremist ideals.”
Pro-government Iranian demonstrators wave flags from Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah in Tehran on June 7. Photo: Vahid Salemi/AP
One woman who spoke to the Post had a similar message, speculating that the MoU could be good for the US but would leave Israel in a dangerous position.
“Maybe for the US it’s a good deal, but not for Israel. If the regime is still there, Israel will remain in danger because the regime wants to eliminate Israel. It would have been good, at least, if Iran stayed as it is but Hezbollah and Hamas were no longer there. At least there would be peace around Israel.”
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Another man said that, in his view, the agreement would not create any meaningful change in the region.
“It’s political theatre,” he said. “There is no end to this conflict. The JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) showed that any agreement with Iran is not worth the paper it’s written on.”
More than 800 ships and about 20,000 crew members remain stranded west of the strait of Hormuz. Photo: Reuters
He continued, saying that an agreement could indicate that the US-Israel relationship may deteriorate in the future.
“This is basically a holding pattern for Israel,” he said. “I’m trying to understand exactly what this means. Did the US really abandon Israel just to make this deal? It’s going to raise a lot of questions about US support for Israel and whether it really has a future.”
Another young man expressed frustration with the deal and criticised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for involving Israel in a war that ultimately ended with an agreement that left Tehran’s regime in place.
“I don’t know all the details, but I would say that I am frustrated with it. I feel like Benjamin Netanyahu started a war that he couldn’t finish on his own terms.
“If you want to wage a war, you should have a way to end it on terms that are favourable to you. If you are not capable of bringing down the Ayatollah regime, then don’t put us through 40 days of alarms.”
Smoke billowing in southern Lebanon on Saturday after an Israeli strike. Photo: Reuters
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He also expressed frustration that Israel, which was not a party to the MoU, was still implicated through its agreement that the ceasefire would include Lebanon.
“Israel can’t vote in the United States presidential election, but apparently, if Trump says something, then we all have to do as he says.”
Similarly, another man who spoke to the Post said he saw the MoU as a betrayal because it involved Israel without any Israeli input.
A woman holds an Iranian flag on a street in Tehran, Iran. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/West Asia News Agency
Still, he said he believed it would ultimately be positive, speculating that it would lead to closer ties between Israel and other regional powers.
“It’s a betrayal, but it will still be very good for Israel,” he said. “There will be new connections with Saudi Arabia and the Emirates, and everything. So, they will have to manage themselves without America.”
