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Netanyahu insists US did not surprise him with ‘temporary ceasefire’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
The “temporary ceasefire” between the US and Iran was done “in full coordination with Israel,” insists Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“They did not surprise us at the last minute,” he says.
He stresses that “this is not the end of the campaign. This is a station in achieving all of the goals of the campaign.”
Iran is entering negotiations with the US when it is weaker than ever, he says, and claims that Tehran is opening the Strait of Hormuz after giving up all its demands — the lifting of sanctions, reparations, the permanent end of the war, and a ceasefire in Lebanon.
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