US President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed that he asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to delay any military action against Iran amid nuclear talks.“Okay, I would like to be honest, yes,” Trump said that when asked if he said in a call to Netanyahu last week that he should not take any action that could interrupt Washington’s conversation with Tehran. “The Prime Minister of Israeli was pressurized, Trump replied: “I said that I don’t think it’s appropriate, we are discussing with them very well.”He said: “I told him that it would be unfair to do it right now because we are very close to a solution. “I think they want to make a deal, and if we can make a deal, we can save a lot of lives.” According to the Times of Israel, Netanyahu and Trump were engaged in a hot phone call last week how to face Iran.Trump allegedly told Netanyahu, “I want a diplomatic solution with Iranians. I believe in my ability to make a good deal.” He emphasized his priority for a conversation agreement that meets the interests of both sides.Meanwhile, Trump indicated possible progress in the conversation with Tehran, suggesting that a success declaration could come within days.Speaking in the North New Jersey, Trump said, “We have had some very good conversation with Iran. And I don’t know that I am telling you anything good or bad in the next two days, but I feel that I am telling you something good.”He said, “We have had some real progress, serious progress. Let’s see what happens, but I think we can give some good news on Iran’s front,” he said.Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witcoff and US State Department Policy Planning Director Michael Anton represented the United States during the latest (fifth) talks with Iran held over the weekend at the Omani Embassy in Rome.The Oman-mediation negotiations, which began in April, marks the highest level of direct contact between the two countries since Trump’s first term of Trump’s first term. Since returning to the office in January, Trump has revived his “maximum pressure” strategy while remaining open to diplomacy – although warning of military action if the negotiations fail.Iran, for its share, wants a new deal that will reduce economic sanctions. However, after the latest dialogue, Iranian Foreign Minister and Chief Conversant Abbas Araghchi said that “negotiations in two or three meetings are very complicated.”Oman’s Foreign Minister echoed the feeling that the talks concluded with “something but decisive progress”. The latest round occurred before the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) before a major June meeting, which is set to review Iran’s nuclear activities.
