Netanyahu under pressure in Israel after US-Iran agreement

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: June 18, 2026Country: Israel

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Netanyahu under pressure in Israel after US-Iran agreement

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing mounting pressure after he was cut out of the US-Iran agreement. The Memorandum of Understanding includes Israel’s war on Lebanon. Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh explains.

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