How Trump blindsided Netanyahu with his Iran nuclear gamble
Source: Reuters
How Trump blindsided Netanyahu with his Iran nuclear gamble
Samia Nakhoul, Humeyra Pamuk, Parisa Hafezi
Fri, May 2, 2025 at 5:56 AM EDT 7 min read
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump blindsided Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last month with a gamble on immediately opening negotiations with Iran. Now, the success of those talks hinges on winning a handful of key concessions to stop the Islamic Republic developing a nuclear bomb, eight sources said.
The pivot to negotiations with Iran in April was a shock for Netanyahu, who had flown to Washington seeking Trump's backing for military strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and learned less than 24 hours before a joint White House press event that U.S. talks with Iran were starting within days, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Tehran's leadership remains deeply concerned that Netanyahu may launch a strike - deal or no deal, a senior Iranian security official, said.
However, in just three weeks, the U.S. and Iran have held three rounds of talks aimed at preventing Tehran from building a nuclear weapon in return for sanctions relief. A fourth round is expected to take place in Rome soon.
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