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The U.S. strikes Iran

1 week ago | diplomatic.substack.com | Laura Rozen

President Trump announced on Truth Social:“We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. All planes are now outside of Iran air space. A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow. All planes are safely on their way home. Congratulations to our great American Warriors. There is not another military in the World that could have done this.
Israel unlikely to end war on Iran soon

1 week ago | diplomatic.substack.com | Laura Rozen

While President Trump has urged Iran to return to the negotiating table soon or face more punishing military assault from Israel, Israel is unlikely to agree to a ceasefire anytime soon, some former U.S. diplomats and military officials said today. “They’d like to talk, but they should have done that before,” Trump told journalists at the G7 summit in Canada today, regarding the Iranians. “It’s painful for both parties, but I’d say Iran is not winning this war,” he continued.
Israel attacks Iran

2 weeks ago | diplomatic.substack.com | Laura Rozen

Diplomatic, by Laura Rozen is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Israel on Thursday launched strikes targeting Iran’s nuclear program, ballistic missile program and targeting Iranian nuclear scientists and military commanders.
‘Posturing on a grand scale’: US messaging on possible Israel strike seen as negotiating gambit

2 weeks ago | diplomatic.substack.com | Laura Rozen

“I don’t believe an Israeli strike is imminent, but I believe that the whole point of this exercise is to make the Iranians believe that it is,” Ali Vaez, International Crisis Group “I don’t want to say imminent, but it looks like it’s something that could very well happen,” President Trump told reporters at the White House today (June 12), when asked if he thought Israel might strike Iran.
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Trump says US & Iran to meet Thursday, Iran “not there” yet on his terms

2 weeks ago | diplomatic.substack.com | Laura Rozen

President Trump said today that the US and Iran will meet on Thursday (May 12). He also said that Iran had given the United States their thoughts on a prospective deal, and he found some of their terms not acceptable. Trump said that he had discussed Iran among other topics in a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today, in what he described as a very smooth call.
Trump says he told Israel PM not to strike Iran

1 month ago | diplomatic.substack.com | Laura Rozen

President Trump confirmed that he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call last week not to take military action that could interfere with advancing American/Iranian negotiations to reach a new Iran nuclear deal, he told reporters in the Oval Office today.
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Trump told Bibi “he wants to see a deal with Iran,” White House

1 month ago | diplomatic.substack.com | Laura Rozen

President Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a call today that he wants to reach a deal with Iran, if possible, and the talks are moving “in the right direction,” the White House said, ahead of a fifth round of US Iran talks set to take place in Rome, Italy on Friday. The subtext of the White House readout of the call was that Trump was giving Israel a “red light” for any military action it reportedly wanted to pursue against Iran, at least for now.
Trump told Bibi “he wants to see a deal with Iran,” White House

1 month ago | diplomatic.substack.com | Laura Rozen

President Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a call today that he wants to reach a deal with Iran, if possible, and the talks are moving “in the right direction,” the White House said, ahead of a fifth round of US Iran talks set to take place in Rome, Italy on Friday. The subtext of the White House readout of the call was that Trump was giving Israel a “red light” for any military action it reportedly wanted to pursue against Iran, at least for now.