TRUMP SURPRISE
WATCH: Trump Enters Iran Talks but Israeli Expert Says ‘No Bad Deal Coming’: Sivan Raviv, Ynet News, Apr. 8, 2025 — Although U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the United States has entered direct talks with Iran to halt its nuclear weapons program and reach a deal, at least one Israeli analyst says there’s no need to worry: Trump won’t sign a bad deal.
WATCH: Analysis From Inside the Trump-Netanyahu Meeting: Alex Traiman and Josh Hasten, JNS, Apr. 8, 2025 — JNS CEO and Jerusalem bureau chief Alex Traiman reports from Washington, D.C., after covering Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the White House for a meeting with President Donald Trump.
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Significant Gaps Ahead of US-Iran Talks: Tehran Demands Sanctions Freeze During Negotiations: Danny Zaken, Israel Hayom, Apr. 9, 2025
Will the US Cut a Nuclear Deal with Iran or Go to War?: Dario Sabagh, The New Arab, Apr. 7, 2025
Iran-US Nuclear Talks: Six Points to Watch: Amira El-Fekki, Newsweek, Apr. 8, 2025
Will Iranian-backed Militias In Iraq Disarm Over Fear of Trump? – Analysis: Seth J. Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, Apr. 7, 2025
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Netanyahu: Iran Can Agree to US Nuclear Deal, But Under One Condition: JP staff, Amichai Stein, Jerusalem Post, Apr. 8, 2025 — Following his meeting with US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Iran “must not have nuclear weapons,” adding that this could be achieved by two routes: diplomatically or militarily.
Netanyahu Caught Off Guard as Trump Announces Direct Iran Talks, But Israel Believes Negotiations Are a Dud: Nadav Eyal, Ynet News, Apr. 8, 2025 — One moment at the Oval Office on Monday was telling. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu swallowed hard, then bowed his head when U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the United States was speaking directly with Iran about its nuclear program.
Our Nuclear Program Can’t Be Dismantled’: Iran Defiant Ahead of Talks With US: Agencies and TOI staff, Times of Israel, Apr. 8, 2025 — Iran is approaching weekend talks with the United States over its nuclear program warily with little confidence in progress and deep suspicions of US intentions, Iranian officials said on Tuesday, with one official saying Washington’s demands are “unacceptable” to Tehran.