Israel's demand for talks: Blow up Iran's facilities
The talks on Iran's nuclear energy program must lead to the US "blowing up" Iran's nuclear facilities. That is the move Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is making ahead of this weekend's "informal talks" between the US and Iran.
- We go in, blow up the facilities, dismantle all the equipment - under American supervision. That is the perfect scenario, he says in the speech, according to Israeli media.
Iran has tried to downplay the seriousness of this weekend's discussions. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is careful to point out that no direct talks will be held. The delegations will sit in different rooms and mediators from Oman will run between the parties.
Analysis: Netanyahu plays second fiddle in Trump's orchestra
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington was a fiasco reminiscent of Volodymyr Zelensky's infamous meeting in the Oval Office, writes Amos Harel in an analysis in Haaretz.
Netanyahu was not reprimanded, but was forced to keep a good face when Donald Trump gave Israel several disappointing messages. The country would not be exempt from US tariffs and Trump plans to try to get a new nuclear energy agreement with Iran.
"Ultimately, all visitors to Washington get the same insight: This is Trump's performance," writes Harel.
Trump and the US's goals are not easy to achieve, writes the BBC's James Landale. The US president wants a better deal than the one Barack Obama signed with Iran in 2015 after two years of negotiations. However, Trump has given the mediators only two months to reach an agreement.
“If they fail, he reserves the right to act militarily. The consequences of that could be devastating,” writes Landale.
The talks on Iran's nuclear energy program must lead to the US "blowing up" Iran's nuclear facilities. That is the move Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is making ahead of this weekend's "informal talks" between the US and Iran.
- We go in, blow up the facilities, dismantle all the equipment - under American supervision. That is the perfect scenario, he says in the speech, according to Israeli media.
Iran has tried to downplay the seriousness of this weekend's discussions. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is careful to point out that no direct talks will be held. The delegations will sit in different rooms and mediators from Oman will run between the parties.
Analysis: Netanyahu plays second fiddle in Trump's orchestra
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington was a fiasco reminiscent of Volodymyr Zelensky's infamous meeting in the Oval Office, writes Amos Harel in an analysis in Haaretz.
Netanyahu was not reprimanded, but was forced to keep a good face when Donald Trump gave Israel several disappointing messages. The country would not be exempt from US tariffs and Trump plans to try to get a new nuclear energy agreement with Iran.
"Ultimately, all visitors to Washington get the same insight: This is Trump's performance," writes Harel.
Trump and the US's goals are not easy to achieve, writes the BBC's James Landale. The US president wants a better deal than the one Barack Obama signed with Iran in 2015 after two years of negotiations. However, Trump has given the mediators only two months to reach an agreement.
“If they fail, he reserves the right to act militarily. The consequences of that could be devastating,” writes Landale.
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