Quotes
We prefer a good agreement,
Amidror said
Israel isn’t going to go for a military option without American agreement,
said Raz Zimmt, a senior researcher at the Tel Aviv-based Institute for National Security StudiesBut our approach could change if they don’t want to make a deal,
the official said, referring to IranIf they don’t accept these terms, it’s not going to be a good day for the Iranians,
the official saidWe have some disagreements with Israel over how to approach this right now,
the senior U.S. official saidThe fear is because Trump wants a deal and Iran can stall for time, we will end up with a deal that does not adhere to the zero enrichment principle,
said Avner Golov, a former senior director at Israel’s National Security Council who is now with MIND Israel, a national security advisory groupI want it very strong where we can go in with inspectors. We can take whatever we want, we can blow up whatever we want, but nobody getting killed. We can blow up a lab, but nobody’s going to be in the lab, as opposed to everybody being in the lab and blowing it up,
Trump said
We don’t want to confuse the nuclear discussion because that to us is the existential issue,
he told Breitbart at the timeRight now, I think they want to make a deal. And if we can make a deal, I’d save a lot of lives,
Trump saidThe New York Times reporting on this matter is thorough and based on discussions with people directly familiar with the matter. We remain confident in what we published,
a spokesperson said in an email
I told him this would be inappropriate to do right now because we´re very close to a solution,
the president said
The continuation of enrichment in Iran is an inseparable part of the country's nuclear industry and a fundamental principle for the Islamic Republic of Iran,
Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei told reporters
Countries that were hostile to us and behaved unprincipledly over the years -- we have always tried not to accept inspectors from those countries,
Iran's nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami told reporters, referring to staff from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
We've had some very, very good talks with Iran."
The Trump administration described the most recent negotiations with Iran as positive and on Sunday the president told reporters
I don't know if I'll be telling you anything good or bad over the next two days, but I have a feeling I might be telling you something good,
Trump added
Well, I'd like to be honest. Yes, I did.”
Asked after the Oval Office swearing in of new interim D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro to confirm reports that he’d intervened during a phone call with the Israeli leader last week, Trump replied
We're having very good discussions with them. And I said, I don't think it's appropriate right now, because if we can settle it with a very strong document,
he said, ... adding thatI think we're going to see some, some, something very sensible, because there [are] only two outcomes ... a smart outcome and there's a violent outcome,
he said_(51192184415).jpg)
The jury is still out,
Grossi said, referring to the talks, which aim to curb Iran's accelerating nuclear program
Trump has not turned against Israel, but he's not willing to make an exception to America First. In matters that he finds important, he will not defer to Israel and allow Israel's interest to be prioritized over that of the U.S. So on Iran, Yemen, and Israel's efforts to push the U.S into more wars in the Middle East, he pushes back. But on Gaza, he is still deferring to Israel."
Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft told Newsweek