The New York Times: Israel Transformed from America's Cooperative Partner into an Irrelevant Observer
The media reported, citing officials from both the U.S. and Israel, that the United States has excluded Israel from the Iran-U.S. negotiation process.
On February 28 of this year, prior to the strike campaign launched against Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu sat alongside Trump in the command center, leading related discussions and assessments. At the time, he anticipated that a joint U.S.-Israel military operation could very well lead to the collapse of the Iranian regime.
Yet just a few weeks later, those previously optimistic expectations collapsed, and the situation took a sharp turn.
Two Israeli military officials revealed that the Trump administration deliberately marginalized Israel, effectively barring its top leadership from participating in U.S.-Iran ceasefire negotiations.
Unable to obtain reliable negotiation information from its key ally, the United States, Israel must now rely on regional networks, diplomatic channels, and its own intelligence monitoring inside Iran to piece together the dynamics of U.S.-Iran talks.
In addition, the U.S. is currently drafting a new nuclear agreement with Iran, favoring a temporary freeze on Iran’s nuclear program rather than the complete dismantling of relevant facilities. This development has triggered strong concerns within Israel.
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