US official denies Israel had requested to see US-Iran deal text but wasn’t allowed

A senior US official denies Hebrew media reports claiming that Israel had requested access to the memorandum of understanding inked this week between Washington and Tehran but was denied.

“Nothing has been requested of us. We’ve always shared with them some of the concepts of what it was. We’ve had consultations with [the Israelis] along the way,” a senior US official says during a briefing with reporters.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “has not asked us for a copy of (the MOU). Maybe he hasn’t seen the final document, but he can’t say that he’s not up to speed on what’s occurring,” the US official insists.

“What (Netanyahu) said to us is that if we can get all of these concessions out of Iran the way that we’re thinking about it, he thinks that would be a historic deal,” the US official continues. “He remains skeptical that we’ll do it, but we remain skeptical as well. That’s why we’re going to go forward to the next negotiations, and see what we’re able to accomplish.”