Netanyahu Admits to Aides He Has Little Sway over Trump on Iran Deal
Netanyahu privately says Israel has little leverage as the United States and Iran hold indirect talks on a possible deal, sources said.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told confidants that Israel has little ability to influence President Trump's decision-making on Iran, acknowledging the country 'has no maneuver to influence the president right now' despite emerging deal concerns.
- Israel has been effectively left out of talks on an initial agreement to halt the conflict despite joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran in February, while the US and Iran hold indirect talks mediated by Pakistan with disagreements persisting over nuclear ambitions and Lebanon operations.
- Trump and Netanyahu spoke on Friday night, Saturday after Trump's call with Gulf, Turkey and Pakistan leaders, and on Tuesday, with Trump telling reporters 'He's a very good man, he'll do whatever I want him to do,' while Netanyahu confirmed they agreed any final deal must dismantle Iran's nuclear enrichment sites and remove enriched uranium.
- The proposed memorandum would see Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the US lifting its naval blockade, with further negotiations on nuclear issues spanning over 60 days, as Iranian sources told Reuters 'feasible formulas' could resolve uranium stockpile disputes.
- Netanyahu's insistence on maintaining defense operations in Lebanon against perceived threats could derail the agreement if Iran demands a complete halt to Israeli military actions, as Israeli officials expressed concerns about the memorandum being negotiated.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told fellow Israelis, in private discussions, that Israel has a reduced capacity to influence Donald Trump's decisions on Iran, while the American President negotiates an agreement for the conflict that lasts nearly three months. Netanyahu's comments, reported for Reuters by two Israeli officials familiar with the ...
A Reuters report, citing senior officials from Israel, said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recognized a distancing with his U.S. ally Donald Trump. This in the midst of the negotiations that the U.S. country is conducting to end the conflict. In this regard, according to the media, Netanyahu admitted that he has difficulty influencing Trump’s decisions on the war. Read also...
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