[56265] Crisis in negotiations with Iran: Trump rejected the proposal, Tehran presents a hardline position

Peak tension in contacts with Iran

The negotiations between the United States and Iran have fallen into a deep crisis after US President Donald Trump rejected the Iranian proposal and called it "completely unacceptable" and "stupid," as reported on Hadashot 360 and Asaf Rozenzweig. According to reports, Iran demanded in its response the removal of sanctions and the release of frozen assets, while Abu Ali Express notes that Tehran even defined the US conditions as "surrender terms."

At the same time, contradictory claims have arisen regarding the content of the Iranian proposal. While sources close to the negotiations told the pro-Qatari newspaper "Al-Araby Al-Jadeed" (via Kan 11) that Iran showed "great flexibility" and a willingness to discuss the nuclear file within 30 days, the Iranian news agency "Tasnim" (in a report cited by Barak Betesh) categorically denied that there is an agreement to remove enriched uranium from the country.

Assessments in Israel: The "beginning of the end" for the regime

At a conference of the Jerusalem Center for Foreign Affairs and Security (JCFA), Prof. Yuval Steinitz argued that Iran is in a deep internal conflict between factions trying to survive and a radical ideological group aspiring for "death with glory." Steinitz added that recent attacks have pushed away Iran's ability to obtain a nuclear bomb for years, contrary to assessments on the eve of the war.

Additional arenas: Sanctions and international criticism

In the political arena, Minister Bezalel Smotrich responded with sharp criticism to the European Union's decision to impose sanctions on entities in the settlement movement, as published by Yinon Magal, and called for advancing the transfer of strategic territories in Judea and Samaria. At the same time, international law expert Alan Baker emphasized at JCFA that Israel has a right of self-defense against immediate threats, regardless of prior approval from the Security Council.