{"id":309450,"date":"2025-05-29T06:06:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T06:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=309450"},"modified":"2025-05-31T05:46:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T05:46:19","slug":"trump-warns-netanyahu-against-taking-steps-that-could-harm-us-iran-nuclear-deal-talks-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=309450","title":{"rendered":"Trump warns Netanyahu against taking steps that could harm US-Iran nuclear deal talks – report"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Walla \u2013 Jerusalem Post May 27, 2025<\/strong><\/h1>\n

US President Donald Trump<\/a> warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against taking steps that could harm nuclear deal negotiations between the US and Iran in a phone call last week, a senior White House official and another source familiar with the details said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s message to Netanyahu was that \u201cthis is not the time to escalate the situation while he is trying to resolve the issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump and other senior US officials have expressed increasing concern in private talks that Netanyahu might order a military strike on Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities or take other actions that could sabotage diplomatic efforts, said the senior White House official.<\/p>\n

Last week, Walla<\/em> reported that Israel is preparing for the possibility of a rapid strike on Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities if negotiations between Iran and the US fail in the coming weeks. In Israel, it is estimated that the window of opportunity for a successful strike might close soon.<\/p>\n

Netanyahu\u2019s close associate, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, arrived in Washington on Monday<\/a> together with Mossad chief David Barnea. The two met with Vice President JD Vance, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and other senior American officials to discuss the negotiations with Iran.<\/p>\n

The call between Trump and Netanyahu took place last Thursday, following a shooting attack in Washington<\/a> in which two Israeli embassy staff were killed.<\/p>\n

According to the senior White House official, Trump told Netanyahu that he wants to reach a diplomatic solution with Iran and \u201cdoes not want anything to interfere with that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Source<\/a><\/p>\n

Comment \u2013 May 28, 2025<\/strong><\/h1>\n

There are two questions here.<\/p>\n

First, is the U.S. genuinely trying to restrain Netanyahu from launching strikes on Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities? Or is Trump simply trying to distance the U.S. from an impending Israeli strike.<\/p>\n

This comes after Iran warned that it would view the U.S. as a \u201cparticipant\u201d in any Israeli strike<\/a> on its nuclear facilities.<\/p>\n

Iran feels justified in this because any successful Israeli strike on Iran would require some U.S. assistance, if only air-to-air refueling and targeting data.<\/p>\n

The second question is whether Netanyahu will even take heed of Washington\u2019s concerns? Most U.S. politicians are totally beholden to the Zionist lobby anyway.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why Israel can wage a genocidal campaign in Gaza while the U.S. arms and supports it diplomatically. So even if Trump is genuinely trying to restrain Netanyahu it remains to be seen if his efforts will prevent an Israeli strike. Ed.<\/p>\n

Iran would view US as \u2018participant\u2019 in any Israeli attack on its nuclear sites<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n