Revealing his conversation with Israeli PM Netanyahu before signing the document, Trump said that the agreement protects Israel from a nuclear attack by Iran.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu huddled with his security cabinet in a bunker late Sunday night ready for the the potential of Iranian ballistic missiles when the phone rang.

President Trump calls the Obama-era JCPOA a catastrophe while defending his new Iran memorandum of understanding at the G7 summit press conference.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel's military campaign against Iran had prevented Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons in the near term and averted an existential threat to the Jewish state.

The Iran war is expected to be a key topic at the G7 summit, where President Trump is expected to meet with other world leaders. Follow for live updates.

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A fresh twist has emerged in the evolving U.S.-Iran diplomatic process, with signals from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's camp suggesting that any agreement between United States and Iran would not automatically dictate Israeli policy.

President Donald Trump on Sunday accused Israel of sabotaging the Iran peace deal after Israeli forces struck Hezbollah targets in Beirut's southern suburbs, warning all sides to stand down as a landmark ceasefire agreement nears signing.