"He also suggests Trump's Republican base want a deal and not further unnecessary wars. Araghchi was writing a day after Netanyahu held talks with Trump in the US in which Israel's calls to consider fresh attacks on Iran were discussed alongside the Gaza peace plan. Netanyahu claims Iran may be seeking to rebuild its nuclear programme after joint Israeli-US assaults on Iran in June severely damaged its key nuclear sites."
"But Araghchi makes a direct appeal to Trump to set aside Israeli warnings and realise a narrow window has opened to restart negotiations with Iran. It is one of his most direct appeals to Washington to restart talks and include Iran in a recalibrated Middle East. He writes: The US administration now faces a dilemma: it can continue writing blank cheques for Israel with American taxpayer dollars and credibility, or be part of a tectonic change for the better."
"Netanyahu has also been expressing growing concern about the risk to Israel posed by the neighbouring country's missile programme. He will be emboldened by reports of protests running into a third day in the Tehran bazaar over its depreciating currency and rising inflation. On Monday, speaking alongside Netanyahu in Florida, Trump said: I hope they're not trying to build up again because, if they are, we're going to have no choice but very quickly to eradicate that buildup."
Renewed negotiations between the United States and Iran over the nuclear programme are portrayed as a better option, with regional backing and domestic pressures improving the likelihood of success. Israeli concerns about Iran rebuilding its nuclear capacity and its missile programme have intensified after joint Israeli-US assaults in June damaged key nuclear sites. US discussions have considered fresh attacks, yet political signals indicate segments of the Republican base prefer a deal to new wars. A narrow window exists to reopen talks without demanding capitulation, offering a path to avoid an unnecessary crisis amid Iranian economic unrest.
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