Posted on 06/10/2025 1:04:29 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
President Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in their Monday phone call that he believes there's a chance of reaching a nuclear deal with Iran and he therefore opposes military action at this time, an Israeli official and a U.S. official tell Axios.
Why it matters: The call between Trump and Netanyahu took place several days before the expiration of the two-month deadline Trump gave Iran for reaching a deal.
Iranian officials have been finalizing their response to the U.S. nuclear deal proposal, and are expected to deliver a formal rejection this week.
A sixth round of nuclear talks between White House envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is expected to take place in Oman on Sunday.
Behind the scenes: During their 40-minute phone call on Monday, Netanyahu told Trump that the Iranians are experts at stalling and therefore must be presented with a credible military threat, the sources said.
"Trump did not sound convinced by this reasoning," the Israeli official said.
Trump told Netanyahu the Iranians are "stubborn," and he's frustrated with their behavior, but he thinks they can be convinced to make a deal and wants to see what happens in the next round of talks, the officials said.
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Wasn’t that the North Vietnamese strategy, fight fight talk talk?
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What Iranian potatoes doink?
And if they "make a deal," so what? I admire Trump but can't understand how he thinks there is any agreement the Mullahs would ever keep.
Disappointed, Marcus?
Included in any deal would be IAEA inspectors allowed to inspect Iran’s nuclear actuvities.
Good cop / bad cop approach.
Seems off; we shall see. That being said, Iran reportedly will have 8-9 nuclear weapons soon if nothing is done to stop them. Iran insists that the US effectively surrender, and vice versa.
I don’t think talking or peace agreements with Iran are worth squat.
Only 500lb bombs and missiles will solve the problem with the Iranian leaders.
We can give Israel the green light to take any military action it deems necessary against Iran.
Israel will not wait for a green light from anyone if their intelligence comes to specific conclusions.
Trump knows the difference between using negotiations as a stalling method and real negotiations.
I do not think Trump to be a war monger, but he’s also no dove. FAFO-
Again, Trump is playing 3-D chess with Iran. He will declare that the U.S. wants peace and Iran should do what’s best for them. If Iran engages in peace talks, they are on the right track. If Iran throws a wrench in the process, they have sealed their own fate. The U.S. is welcome to give them what they ask for: “bombing the likes of which they have never seen before.”
This is naive !
Iran canNOT be trusted!!!!!
There is an Islamic phrase: “War is deceit.”
A treaty with Iran is worth less than a treaty with Russian.
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