US refuses to share Iran deal details with Israel, Israeli media report

TEL AVIV, Israel — JERUSEMALEM — The United States has refused to share details of a planned memorandum of understanding with Iran with Israel, Israeli media reported. According to Channel 12, the document does not address Iran's ballistic missile program, which Israel views as an existential threat, nor does it cover support for Tehran-backed groups including Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza and the Houthis in Yemen. Former Israeli National Security Advisor Yaakov Nagel said those topics were absent even from a leaked draft of the agreement. The broadcaster also reported that the deal would require Israel to halt military operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon. U.S. President Donald Trump said the agreement would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical artery for energy exports from the Gulf, and lift the U.S. naval blockade on Iran. The United States and Iran are preparing to hold technical talks in Geneva to set out implementation and monitoring mechanisms. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that the two countries had reached a "peace agreement" and that a signing ceremony would be held in Geneva on June 19. No further details on the negotiations were immediately available.