Trump Rejects Iran Peace Offer and Urges Pardon for Netanyahu
The comments link tough talk on Tehran to open backing for Israel’s leader.
Overview
- Trump told Israel’s Kan News in Tel Aviv on Sunday that Iran’s new proposal was “not acceptable” after he reviewed it.
- In the same interview, he urged President Isaac Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom he called a wartime leader.
- He said the campaign against Iran is “proceeding very well,” signaling continued U.S. pressure on Tehran.
- Netanyahu remains on trial in several corruption cases, a long-running issue that shapes Israel’s internal politics.
- TASS, Middle East Eye, and The Yeshiva World reported the remarks, with The Yeshiva World noting Trump said the plan’s nuclear issue appeared only in a later phase.