"During their first call on Wednesday, Netanyahu asked Trump to hold off on military action against Iran to give Israel more time to prepare for potential Iranian retaliation. It was one of the reasons Trump decided to delay orders for the U.S. military to move forward with a strike against Iran. U.S. officials say military action is still on the table if Iran resumes killing protesters. Israeli officials think that despite the delay, a U.S. military strike could take place in the coming days."
"He noted that any deal will have to address Iran's uranium enrichment, reduce its inventory of ballistic missiles, take the Iranian stockpile of 2000 kilograms of enriched uranium out of the country and stop Iranian support for its proxies in the region. "I think if Iran, which is stumbling it its economy. It's a pretty serious situation. Inflation is well north of 50%," Witkoff said."
Netanyahu asked Trump to delay U.S. military action against Iran to give Israel more time to prepare for potential Iranian retaliation. Trump postponed orders in part because of that request, though U.S. officials say military action remains an option if Iran resumes killing protesters. Israeli officials warn a strike could still occur soon. Putin offered to mediate between Israel and Iran. Mossad chief David Barnea traveled to the U.S. to consult and will meet White House envoy Steve Witkoff, who outlined demands on enrichment, missiles, removal of 2,000 kilograms of enriched uranium, and proxy activity.
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