While US President Donald Trump is eager to strike a nuclear deal with Iran, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted that the only “good deal” would be one that dismantled “all of the infrastructure” of Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Israel notified the Trump administration in early May that it was preparing to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, The New York Times reports.
There has been at least one tense phone call between Trump and Netanyahu, plus a blitz of meetings between US and Israeli officials in recent days, they claimed.
❗️Iran won’t compromise on uranium enrichment, but could scale back to win US trust – Araghchi
🇮🇷 Other statements by the Iranian foreign minister following the fourth round of talks with the US:
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The US president recently teased that “something good” might be brewing from his efforts to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions—hinting at news within “the next two days.”
But insiders downplayed the hype, saying the best outcome would be a vague statement of principles—while core issues like Iran’s uranium enrichment are being kicked down the road yet again.
The talks began after Trump sent a letter to Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, in early March, offering both a new agreement on the Islamic republic’s nuclear program and threatening him with military force if diplomatic efforts failed. Iran rejected direct talks but agreed to an indirect dialogue.
