<p>A senior Israeli official criticized the emerging agreement with Iran, claiming that it is a “bad agreement,” because, according to him, it signals to the Iranians that they possess “a weapon no less effective than a nuclear weapon” – control of the Strait of Hormuz.</p><p>According to the source, US President Donald Trump sees the agreement as an economic move that includes the mutual opening of the Strait of Hormuz, with any progress conditional on removing the nuclear issue from the equation. However, he said, “it is actually unclear what will happen after phase one.”</p> | Read More in News from Israel