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Senior Trump administration officials held a call with House and Senate leaders on Thursday about the US-Iran memorandum of understanding signed this week, according to a White House official and a congressional source cited by CBS News.

Top lawmakers from the Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs committees also joined the call, where officials provided a readout of the agreement, answered questions, and outlined upcoming US-Iran negotiations. The briefing comes as the deal faces criticism from some Republican lawmakers who say it does not go far enough in restricting Iran.

Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker said he was concerned the memorandum could “negotiate away” gains from “Operation Epic Fury” in ways that are not aligned with President Donald Trump’s objectives, the report said.

The US-Iran agreement is redrawing the geopolitical balance in the Middle East, strengthening Tehran while raising concerns in Israel and Persian Gulf states over a shifting regional order, according to a Reuters analysis on Thursday.

The report said the deal - signed by US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian - extends a ceasefire framework and opens the door to sanctions relief and potential reconstruction funding for Iran.

It added that while supporters describe the agreement as a historic breakthrough, critics in the region argue it consolidates Iran’s influence and sidelines rival states, particularly Israel and several Persian Gulf countries.

Israeli Ambassador to US Yechiel Leiter reported what he described as repeated Hezbollah ceasefire violations over recent days, citing incidents involving rockets, explosive drones and improvised explosive devices.

In a post on X on Thursday, Leiter listed a series of attacks on June 17 and June 18, including multiple rocket launches and UAV strikes, as well as an improvised explosive device incident, saying they amounted to breaches of the ceasefire understanding on Israel’s northern front.

Suzanne Maloney, Vice President and Director of Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution, said on Thursday that the $300 billion linked to the US-Iran agreement would come from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, adding that sanctions waivers would be granted if they help ensure regional stability.

Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter said on Thursday the US–Iran memorandum of understanding reflects strong US-Israel cooperation and shared security concerns, emphasizing efforts aimed at preventing Iran from shaping the region’s future.

Leiter described the agreement as part of a "broader alignment between Washington and Jerusalem" on regional security priorities, underscoring continued coordination on Iran-related policy.