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Axios revealed that during a conversation between Yahoo and Trump, he urged the United States to attack Iran immediately after the election, but Trump still preferred to continue negotiations first; At the same time, Qatar was mediating the resumption of US-Iran talks, and Iran asked the United States to respond first.
News website Axios had reported on the 1st that the Israeli Prime Ministernetanyahu With the President of the United Statestrump During the phone call on October 31, they discussed the progress of US-Iran talks and the timing of resuming operations as soon as possible. Netanyahu urged the US to attack immediately after the midterm elections on the 3rd.iran But Trump clearly said he still hopes negotiations will continue. Israeli sources described the atmosphere of the call as “difficult”, while the US described the talks as “direct”.
Sources said Netanyahu is worried about Trump’s strategy of waiting for the outcome of the talks. The White House and the Israeli Prime Minister’s office declined to comment.
Trump is currently adopting a dual strategy. On the one hand, he is trying to reach an agreement to restart peace talks, while also preparing for the possible resumption of large-scale combat operations after the midterm elections, such as “Operation Midnight Hammer” in June 2025 and “Operation Epic Fury” in February this year.
US Vice President Vance last week sent a letter to Mohsen Rezaei, secretary-general of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, to discuss the possibility of resuming talks. This is the highest level of US contact with Iran in the last few months.
Trump told reporters on October 31 that negotiations with Iran were going well and he was in no rush. However, he also questioned Iran’s credibility and said that although Iran wants to reach an agreement, it is not credible, saying, “They made an agreement and then reneged on it.”
At the same time, Trump said that the United States still needs to deal with one or two nuclear facilities in Iran, and named a suspected nuclear facility built in the mountain Pickaxe Mountain. He said, “We can do it in 10 minutes. We have a plan. You see Hoshan, we have to deal with him. We can do it very quickly.”
Qatari mediators met with Iranian officials for the third consecutive day on November 1, trying to reach an agreement to restart direct negotiations between the United States and Iran. Iranian Foreign Minister Arakchi said that day that no agreement had been reached yet and whether consensus could be achieved depends on whether the United States answers the questions raised by Iran.
“We are trying our best to do so and hope the other side will show sufficient rationality and choose diplomatic channels rather than other paths,” Arracchi said.
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The biggest disagreement between the two sides is whether to take immediate military action against Iran. Netanyahu advocates taking action immediately after the midterm elections on March 3, but Trump said he still hopes talks will continue first and is in no rush to start a fight.
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Reports indicate that Trump has adopted a dual-track strategy, attempting to restart peace talks while also preparing for a possible resumption of large-scale war after the election. He also claimed that the talks are progressing smoothly, but he also raised questions on Iran’s unreliability.
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Qatari mediators have met with Iranian officials for three consecutive days in an effort to sign an agreement to resume direct talks between the United States and Iran. Iran’s Foreign Minister said that no consensus has been reached yet and the main thing is whether the United States responds to the issues raised by Iran.
