US President Donald Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington on Monday to discuss the US-Iranian negotiations seeking to reach a replacement for the July 2015 agreement, which Trump withdrew from during his first administration (May 2018). The negotiations are currently stalled due to the lack of agreement on the nature and extent of the enrichment that Iran can retain for its peaceful nuclear program.
This call comes as Tehran prepares to present an alternative proposal to the US proposal presented by Trump's envoy and chief negotiator, Steve Witkoff.
It also comes at a time when Trump is seeking to expedite the delivery of aid to Gaza.
Trump has occasionally expressed frustration with Netanyahu. Last week, he said he warned Netanyahu against taking actions that might derail the nuclear talks with Iran.
"I told him it would be inappropriate to do that now because we're so close to a solution. That could change at any moment," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said on Monday that Iran will soon submit a counterproposal to the nuclear deal to the United States via Oman, in response to a US offer that Tehran deemed "unacceptable."
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Trump speaks with Netanyahu about negotiations with Iran and the entry of aid to Gaza.