Iran dominated the talks between Israeli PM Netanyahu and US President Trump, i24's Azriel reports; "...Trump is weighing three options: a nuclear deal, maintaining and intensifying the economic blockade, or renewed military strikes."
Trump and Netanyahu discussed three options for Iran: deal, blockade, or strikes. Iran's 90% inflation and blockade provide U.S. leverage. Markets saw oil drop to $83 on diplomatic hopes.
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"We didn't tell Trump Israel's preference is a strike. Our preference is the outcome. The decision is ultimately his." "Iran is under severe economic pressure" — fuel and diesel shortages, around 90% inflation, and the beginning of public protests." "We discussed increasing pressure on Iran, both economically and kinetically." "We know for certain Mujtaba is alive, but since Operation Rising Lion no one has seen him." "Iran now has only 1,500–1,600 missiles left after we destroyed much of its production capability." "We currently do not assess that uranium enrichment is taking place at Pickaxe Mountain, and we have good intelligence on Iran's nuclear material." "Eliminating 29 nuclear scientists was our insistence. It removed a critical mass of knowledge from Iran's nuclear program." "If Iran tries to rebuild its nuclear program, we will strike the 'metastases' as well." "We told President Trump we have serious doubts about reaching a nuclear deal with Iran."
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