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3 of 24 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a telephone conversation on Saturday to discuss Washington's negotiations with Iran and the possibility of resuming military operations, with Netanyahu pressing for fresh strikes after Tuesday's US midterm elections, according to a report by Axios.
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Netanyahu → hold → Axios
The call came amid differences over the approach towards Tehran, with the Israeli prime minister urging immediate military action after the elections, while Trump wants to allow diplomatic efforts to continue for now, Axios reported, citing one Israeli and one US source.
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Axios → come → Israeli
An Israeli source described the conversation as "tough", while a US source called it "direct".
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source → describe → it
However, Trump told reporters in Iowa on Sunday that he had a "very good talk" with Netanyahu and confirmed that Iran was among the subjects discussed, without giving further details.
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Iran → tell → details
The White House and the Israeli prime minister's office declined to comment on the call.
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House → decline → call
Trump keeps diplomatic and military options open
Trump is pursuing parallel diplomatic and military approaches, seeking an agreement that could restart peace talks with Iran while keeping preparations underway for a possible return to major combat operations after the midterm elections.
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that → keep → elections
Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Trump said negotiations with Iran were "going fine" and that he was not "in much of a hurry".
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he → speak → hurry
He also said Tehran wanted a deal but questioned its reliability.
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Tehran → say → reliability
"They make a deal and then they back out," Trump said.
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Trump → make → deal
At the same time, the US president indicated that Washington still needed to address one or two nuclear sites in Iran.
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Washington → indicate → Iran
Referring to the suspected underground facility at Pickaxe Mountain, he said, "We can do that in 10 minutes.
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We → refer → minutes
We have that planned.
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that → have → ?
You can look at Pickaxe Mountain.
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You → look → Mountain
We need to take care of that.
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We → need → that
We can do that very quickly."
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We → do → that
The US was keeping the possibility of renewed military action open even as it pursued negotiations.
Vance's outreach and Qatar's mediation
The diplomatic engagement has included a letter sent last week by US Vice President JD Vance to Iran's national security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, concerning the possibility of restarting negotiations.
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engagement → keep → negotiations
Meanwhile, Qatari mediators met Iranian officials on Sunday for the third consecutive day in an effort to reach an agreement that would allow direct negotiations between Washington and Tehran to resume.
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negotiations → meet → Washington
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said no agreement had been reached so far and that progress depended on the US responding to questions raised by Tehran.
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US → say → Tehran
"We are making every effort in this regard and hope that the other side will demonstrate enough rationality to choose diplomacy over other paths," Araghchi said.
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Araghchi → make → paths
In an interview shared on his Telegram channel, Araghchi said consultations with mediators were continuing and that the final outcome depended on the answers provided by Washington to Iran's questions.
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outcome → share → questions
He said Iran remained prepared for both defence and diplomacy, depending on the US response.
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Iran → say → response
Araghchi had also said on Saturday that Iranian negotiators were in Qatar discussing a proposal that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days if Washington met several conditions.
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Washington → say → conditions
He stressed that no direct talks were taking place between Iran and the US, AP reported.
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AP → stress → Iran
The latest diplomatic efforts come as the two sides explore the possibility of restarting negotiations while the prospect of renewed military operations remains under discussion.
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prospect → come → discussion
The Aporia
