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Trump Calls On Iran to Return to Negotiating Table
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump stepped in as an urgent mediator Sunday, publicly calling on Iran to return to nuclear negotiations following its missile strikes on Israel while simultaneously pressing Tel Aviv to hold back from retaliating — warning that more time was needed to salvage a landmark diplomatic deal.
"You've shot your missiles, that's enough. Get back to the table and make a deal," Trump told a news channel, addressing Tehran directly.
The president expressed striking confidence in the pace of diplomacy, stating he expected a formal agreement with Iran could be signed "Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday of this coming week."
Behind the scenes, a senior US official cited by media revealed that the Trump administration had not authorized Israel's Sunday strike on Beirut, and that Trump urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call to stand down because "we are close to doing something good in terms of a deal." Netanyahu initially pushed back but ultimately "pseudo agreed" to hold off, according to the official, who noted the call was markedly calmer than the two leaders' heated exchange the previous week, with Trump refraining from raising his voice.
"We think the president bought a little bit of time. He is pretty adamant that we are close to a deal with Iran. I don't think anything is imminent in terms of an Israeli strike," the official said.
The official further underscored the gravity of the moment, stating: "We are in a moment in time — that why jeopardize a potential deal when you are in the fourth quarter. The president thinks that we have been in this thing for three months — now is the time to end this thing."
Iran's missile assault — which targeted the Haifa and Nazareth areas — marked the first strike on Israeli territory since the April 8 ceasefire, triggered by Israel's renewed attacks on Beirut's southern suburbs despite multiple US-brokered ceasefires. Tehran has maintained that a permanent Israeli ceasefire in Lebanon is a prerequisite for any nuclear agreement with Washington.
Addressing the Israeli strikes directly, Trump made clear they were "not coordinated with the United States," adding he was "not happy" about the Beirut operations targeting Hezbollah. He downplayed the Iranian missile barrage, noting it "didn't hurt anybody," and cautioned against Israeli retaliation, warning that retaliatory strikes are "just gonna keep going like the last 47 years or the last 3,000 years."
Trump also briefly told the New York Post that "things are going very well," and had previously described himself as "perturbed" by Netanyahu's posture of "constantly fighting" with Lebanon.
"You've shot your missiles, that's enough. Get back to the table and make a deal," Trump told a news channel, addressing Tehran directly.
The president expressed striking confidence in the pace of diplomacy, stating he expected a formal agreement with Iran could be signed "Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday of this coming week."
Behind the scenes, a senior US official cited by media revealed that the Trump administration had not authorized Israel's Sunday strike on Beirut, and that Trump urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call to stand down because "we are close to doing something good in terms of a deal." Netanyahu initially pushed back but ultimately "pseudo agreed" to hold off, according to the official, who noted the call was markedly calmer than the two leaders' heated exchange the previous week, with Trump refraining from raising his voice.
"We think the president bought a little bit of time. He is pretty adamant that we are close to a deal with Iran. I don't think anything is imminent in terms of an Israeli strike," the official said.
The official further underscored the gravity of the moment, stating: "We are in a moment in time — that why jeopardize a potential deal when you are in the fourth quarter. The president thinks that we have been in this thing for three months — now is the time to end this thing."
Iran's missile assault — which targeted the Haifa and Nazareth areas — marked the first strike on Israeli territory since the April 8 ceasefire, triggered by Israel's renewed attacks on Beirut's southern suburbs despite multiple US-brokered ceasefires. Tehran has maintained that a permanent Israeli ceasefire in Lebanon is a prerequisite for any nuclear agreement with Washington.
Addressing the Israeli strikes directly, Trump made clear they were "not coordinated with the United States," adding he was "not happy" about the Beirut operations targeting Hezbollah. He downplayed the Iranian missile barrage, noting it "didn't hurt anybody," and cautioned against Israeli retaliation, warning that retaliatory strikes are "just gonna keep going like the last 47 years or the last 3,000 years."
Trump also briefly told the New York Post that "things are going very well," and had previously described himself as "perturbed" by Netanyahu's posture of "constantly fighting" with Lebanon.
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