<\/p>\nListen to this article<\/span>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span>4 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<\/button>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has outlined the conditions he considers necessary for any prospective deal between the United States and Iran, including the dismantling of all of Tehran\u2019s nuclear infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>His comments on Sunday came as Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi headed to Switzerland for a second round of nuclear talks with the US.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Speaking at the annual Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, Netanyahu said he was sceptical of a deal, but had told US President Donald Trump last week that any agreement must include several elements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first is that all enriched material has to leave Iran,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe second is that there should be no enrichment capability \u2013 not stopping the enrichment process, but dismantling the equipment and the infrastructure that allows you to enrich in the first place\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The third, he said, was resolving the issue of ballistic missiles.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu also called for sustained inspections of Tehran\u2019s nuclear programme.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere has to be real inspection, substantive inspections, no lead-time inspections, but effective inspections for all of the above,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Iran and the US resumed nuclear negotiations in Oman on February 6, months after previous talks collapsed when Israel launched an unprecedented bombing campaign against Iran last June, which started a 12-day war.<\/p>\n<p>The US joined in the attacks, bombing three Iranian nuclear sites.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu\u2019s comments mark the first time he has spoken publicly on the discussions with Trump in Washington, DC, last Wednesday. The meeting was their seventh since Trump returned to office last year.<\/p>\n<p>Trump told reporters afterwards that they had reached no \u201cdefinitive\u201d agreement on how to move forward with Iran, but that he had \u201cinsisted that negotiations with Iran continue to see whether or not a deal can be consummated\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/02\/14\/trump-netanyahu-china-iran-oil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a>, the two leaders agreed to intensify economic strangleholds on Iran, mostly on its oil sales to China. More than 80 percent of Iranian oil exports current go to China.<\/p>\n<p>The report, which cited US officials, said Netanyahu and Trump agreed in their meeting on the necessary end state: an Iran without the capability to obtain nuclear weapons. But they disagreed about how to get there.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu told Trump it would be impossible to make a good deal, while Trump said he thought it was possible. \u201cLet\u2019s give it a shot\u201d, Trump said, according to Axios.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has long denied any intent to produce nuclear weapons, but has said it is prepared to discuss curbs on its atomic programme in exchange for the lifting of sanctions. It has ruled out linking the issue to missiles, however.<\/p>\n<p>The CBS broadcaster, meanwhile, reported on Sunday that Trump had told Netanyahu during a meeting in Florida in December that he would support Israeli strikes on Iran\u2019s ballistic missile programme if the US and Iran could not reach a deal.<\/p>\n<p>The network cited two sources familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n<p>There was no immediate comment from the US or Israel on the CBS report.<\/p>\n<p>The renewed push for diplomacy comes after Trump threatened new attacks on Iran and sent a US aircraft carrier to the region, citing a deadly crackdown on antigovernment protesters in January.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions in the region remain high, meanwhile.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Trump said he was sending a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East, and openly discussed changing Iran\u2019s government.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if he wanted a government change in Iran, Trump responded that it \u201cseems like that would be the best thing that could happen\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Asked why a second aircraft carrier was headed to the Middle East, Trump said: \u201cIn case we don\u2019t make a deal, we\u2019ll need it \u2026 if we need it, we\u2019ll have it ready.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For its part, Iran has promised to retaliate to any attack, saying it will strike US bases in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>The continued tensions have sparked fears of a wider regional war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to this article\u00a0|\u00a04 mins info Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has outlined the conditions he considers necessary for any prospective deal between the United States and Iran, including the dismantling of all of Tehran\u2019s nuclear infrastructure. 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