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Israel boxed in as Trump blocks Iran attack and pursues deal

JL;DR SUMMARY Israel is once again in a complex diplomatic bind as the Trump administration engages in nuclear talks with Iran, echoing past tensions during the Obama era. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Trump AdministrationMiddle EastIranNetanyahuUranium EnrichmentUs Israel RelationsDiplomacyJcpoaNuclear Deal

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Israel
"Israel finds itself in a familiar position this week: Washington is negotiating a nuclear deal with Tehran while blocking Israel from striking Iran at what it sees as an opportune time."
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"Israel finds itself in a familiar position this week: Washington is negotiating a nuclear deal with Tehran while blocking Israel from striking Iran at what it sees as an opportune time."
Tehran, Iran
"Israel finds itself in a familiar position this week: Washington is negotiating a nuclear deal with Tehran while blocking Israel from striking Iran at what it sees as an opportune time."
Oman
"Days later, Trumps Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, spoke with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Oman, the highest level dialogue between the two countries in years."
Jerusalem, Israel
"IDF Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, head of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, told JI that the Trump administration is speaking generally, not about the details."
Lebanon
"On the one hand, Iran is weaker after the Israeli strikes on its air defenses and defeat of its proxies in Lebanon and Syria but on the other, its nuclear program is a lot more advanced."
Syria
"On the one hand, Iran is weaker after the Israeli strikes on its air defenses and defeat of its proxies in Lebanon and Syria but on the other, its nuclear program is a lot more advanced."

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