Overview

• Trump said he warned Netanyahu that striking Iran now would be “inappropriate” because talks are “very close to a solution.
• He added that a comprehensive deal with Tehran could come together “over the next couple of weeks.”
• US and Iranian delegations have completed five Oman- and Italy-mediated rounds focused on halting uranium enrichment in return for lifting sanctions.
• Iran’s atomic energy chief indicated that Tehran may allow American inspectors to join IAEA teams at its nuclear sites under a new agreement.
• Israel remains alarmed by any deal preserving Iran’s enrichment facilities and has kept contingency strike plans on standby.