US-Iran agreement leaves Israelis 'in profound state of shock' • FRANCE 24 English

U .S.President Donald Trump signed a physical copy of the MOU to end the war in Iran at the Palace of Versailles.This as he was being wooed by the French president over dinner in an attempt to smooth ties with Washington.Now under the terms of the agreement, the Islamic Republic will be allowed to sell its oil freely with U .S.

sanctions being lifted.60 days of negotiations will also kick start to finalize a deal on Iran's nuclear program.Kami Night reports.

It's a Memorandum of Understanding or Gentleman's Agreement, according to US officials, that includes 14 commitments over 60 days and the tools for Iran to rebuild its economy.starting with the US lifting sanctions and agreeing to let Iran sell its oil that could bring in $60 -70 billion a year.It could also unfreeze more than $100 billion worth of Iran's funds, currently locked up in banks around the world.

We have taken a lot of their money.And we have their money.We have taken their money.It's not our money.It's their money.And we froze it.

At a certain point in time, I guess we're going to have to give it back.

The commitment that's possibly raised most eyebrows, a $300 billion investment fund to help the country rebuild.This far exceeds what was given to Iran in the past.And though it's unclear who would be footing the bill, the Trump administration has suggested it would come from Gulf states, who aren't expected to willingly contribute after months of unprovoked attacks.What Donald Trump says he has achieved in return is securing the safe passage of commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz with no charge.But that commitment only lasts 60 days, which means there could be new fees in the future.

When the strait is to be controlled, it needs to be managed.That means we have responsibility and sovereignty over it.Naturally, there are services there, and in return, there's a fee.

" Iran has pledged it would not procure or develop nuclear weapons, but the language isn't as strong as it was in the 2015 agreement that Trump torpedoed, and details will need to be ironed out in the next 60 days.Iran's ballistic missile programme and its support for regional proxies, meanwhile, were both kept off the table, leaving its arsenal untouched and armed groups like Hezbollah emboldened.Despite saying regime change was a priority at the start of the war, The U .S.has now committed to not interfering in internal affairs, meaning there's no guarantee the money will benefit the Iranian people.

The MOU also includes ending military operations on all fronts, including over in Lebanon.It's an outcome that's not gone down well over in Israel.For more on the story, we can go across to Nogar Tanapalsky, standing by in Jerusalem.Nogar, good afternoon to you.What's Israel's reaction been like to this deal, which the U .N.

seems determined to want to see through?Well, Israel's reaction has gone somewhere between, I would say, shock to horror, a very bad reaction.We have just heard again in the last few minutes from Prime Minister Netanyahu letting it be known that he has told Donald Trump that Israel is not beholden or does not consider itself beholden to that first clause in the agreement that Donald Trump signed that does imply that Israel will cease all military activity throughout Lebanese territory.There's been a lot of confusion about this.Delano, the White House at one point saying that Israel would not be obliged to leave this kind of security zone it established in southern Lebanon, but then the document itself appearing to contradict that.mostly Iran really stamping and claiming basically to represent all Lebanese interests through this agreement.

It's become as major an issue as the Strait of Hormuz has, if you just read this MOU that was signed by the two leaders.Israel right now is really profoundly, I would say, in a state of shock, and Lebanon is just part of that.The collapse of the entire, I would say, this infrastructure, which Prime Minister Netanyahu has sold to Israelis for years, basically claiming that he is Donald Trump's closest friend on the international scene, and that Israel could count on Donald Trump.That has really just shattered in the last few days.

We get a sense he's feeling completely sidelined in this whole deal -making process.in Lebanon, what is happening to that alliance between these two men, which was ironclad?

Well, it appeared to be ironclad, you know, Delano, although I think even you and I've had conversations detailing that there were always some mysteries to this relationship, because Donald Trump's interests and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's interests did not always dovetail.But certainly on the Israeli side, Prime Minister Netanyahu has always been expansive about, I would say, papering over any disputes or any disagreements.And now there's nothing.you know, basically, that has spewed from Donald Trump in the last week is not just And by their prime minister all along, Donald Trump is letting us do whatever we need to do to guarantee our security.That advanced the prime minister's notion that only the military can grant Israeli security on its borders.No diplomacy.

Prime Minister Netanyahu has very actively, really derided any sort of diplomatic efforts.And now, with Donald Trump out loud saying, you guys can't keep doing this, you can't keep downing a whole building because some guy walks in and that kind of talk.Israel is going to have to change tactics.We do know from the Israel Defense Forces today that as a result of this agreement, they are redeploying forces in Lebanon, but they're not withdrawing from now.They're moving to about a 10 kilometer perimeter from the border.And we know again that Netanyahu has again told Donald Trump, Israel does not feel beholden to this agreement, although it's hard to see how that's gonna be able to last given the current regional atmosphere.