The Reuters report cites three senior Israeli officials in saying that US president Trump appears to be quite determined in trying to strike a deal with Iran. That as he is aiming to try and end hostilities in the Middle East after the developments in recent weeks.
However, the sources say that they are of the view that Iran is not likely to agree to US demands in any new round of negotiations. That as the US wants Iran to completely curb its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.
Well, I would say Israel does have some bias in wanting the conflict to keep carrying on. That allows a pass to get in strikes while hiding behind the cover of Washington, as they are doing currently. And we’re also seeing that the Israeli side is not likely stopping attacks against Iran during this supposed five-day cooling period. From earlier: Iran’s Fars report gas infrastructure hit as conflict broadens to energy assets
As for how talks are going to progress, we’ll just have to wait and see. As mentioned earlier, the key signal is that it looks like we’re moving on to a new phase in the war at least. It’s akin to how Trump raised the stakes with China on tariffs in April and then suddenly stepping down again a month later and proclaiming that both sides are talking again. This time around it is just with Iran but the playbook is the same.
