New Iran peace proposal triggers tense Trump-Netanyahu call

Netanyahu is skeptical about negotiations and wants to resume the war to further degrade Iran’s military capabilities and weaken the regime by destroying critical infrastructure. Trump says he believes a deal can be reached but is prepared to resume the war if negotiations fail. Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt are refining an updated proposal to bridge gaps between the parties. Qatar has presented a new draft to the U.S. and Iran, with some accounts describing it as an effort to close gaps from a prior Pakistani proposal. Iran has confirmed it is reviewing the updated proposal and says negotiations are ongoing based on its 14-point proposal, with Pakistan’s interior minister visiting Tehran to support mediation. The effort aims to secure clearer commitments on Iran’s nuclear program and more specific steps for gradually releasing frozen Iranian funds.

"The only question is do we go and finish it up or are they gonna be signing a document. Let's see what happens,"

"Trump also said Netanyahu "will do whatever I want him to do" on Iran, though he also said they had a good relationship. The two leaders have had temporary disagreements on Iran before but have remained closely coordinated throughout the war."

"Pakistan, Qatar and the other mediators - Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt - have been working over the last several days to refine the proposal to bridge the gaps, the three sources say. According to two Arab officials and an Israeli source, Qatar recently presented the U.S. and Iran with a new draft. A fourth source said there is no separate Qatari draft, but that Qatar is just trying to bridge the gaps from the previous Pakistani proposal."

"The goal of the new effort is to get more tangible commitments from the Iranians over steps regarding their nuclear program, and more specifics from the U.S. as to how frozen Iranian funds will be gradually released, an Arab official said. All three sources stressed it's unclear whether the Iranians wil"

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