That Iran might use all of its proxies to respond to such an attack is indeed a risk. But what’s more likely is that so long as the strikes only target military and nuclear sites, Ayatollah Khamenei will not risk escalation.” — Mike Pompeo
HIGH STAKES TALKS
WATCH: Dr. Wurmser: Dissecting Trump’s Iran Strategy: Center for Security Policy, Apr. 20, 2025 — Dr. David Wurmser joined NTD News to discuss the latest surrounding the high-stakes talks with Iran and what the Trump administration seeks with a new deal.
Iran Gains from Widening Rift Between Israel and US, Experts Say: Peled Arbeli, Jerusalem Post, Apr. 20, 2025 — Division between Israel and the United States is the best thing that could happen to the Islamic Republic, Iran expert and researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) Beni Sabti said on Sunday.
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We Don’t Need a Fake Deal with Iran: Mike Pompeo, The Free Press, Apr. 18, 2025
Will Trump and Witkoff Repeat Obama and Kerry’s Iran Blunders?: Jonathan S. Tobin, JNS, Apr. 17, 2025
Big Gaps in Intelligence on Iran’s Nuke Program Threaten Push for Quick Deal: Laurence Norman, WSJ, Apr. 19, 2025
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FOR FURTHER REFERENCE
US-Iran Talks Head to Next Stage amid American Optimism: Lior Ben Ari, Ynet News, Apr. 20, 2025 — Iran and the United States agreed on Saturday to begin drawing up a framework for a potential nuclear deal, Iran’s foreign minister said, after talks that a U.S. official described as yielding “very good progress.”
The Leak Was the Whole Point: Seth Mandel, Commentary Magazine, Apr. 17, 2025 — The revelation that President Trump “waved off” an Israeli-led strike on Iran’s nuclear program is the second-most newsworthy part of the big New York Times scoop that broke yesterday.
Trump’s Anti-Israel Officials Sabotaging His Efforts to Disarm Iran: Con Coughlin, Gatestone, Apr. 18, 2025 — Fears that the Trump administration is back-tracking on its declared policy of seeking to dismantle Iran’s nuclear programme have deepened following the appointment of several officials to key national security positions who are reportedly opposed to launching military action against Tehran.
Iran Gains from Widening Rift Between Israel and US, Experts Say: Peled Arbeli, Jerusalem Post, Apr. 20, 2025 — Division between Israel and the United States is the best thing that could happen to the Islamic Republic, Iran expert and researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) Beni Sabti said on Sunday.
After Trump ‘Veto’, Dealing with Iran Is Trickier for Israel: Michael Oren, Ynet News, Apr. 19, 2025 — “Who leaked the?” That is the question that many people are asking after the New York Times published the story of U.S. President Donald Trump’s veto of a military operation to destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Israel Said to Be Mulling Limited Attack on Iran Nuke Sites Despite Trump Waving Off Plan: Reuters, Times of Israel, Apr. 19, 2025 — Israel has not ruled out an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities in the coming months despite US President Donald Trump telling Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the United States was for now unwilling to support such a move, according to an Israeli official and two other people familiar with the matter.