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Iran was pressured to make nuclear concessions; The possibility of widespread attacks increases after the mid-term elections.
Author: Barak Ravid Published: 53 minutes ago.
Regional mediators led by Qatar are trying to reach a diplomatic agreement to resume negotiations between the US and Iran and prevent a renewal of war after the US midterm elections. This news was announced by three American, Israeli and regional sources.
Qatar is trying to convince Iran to allow UN inspectors to visit the bombed nuclear facilities in the country in exchange for a partial reduction in American sanctions.
Why is this important?
It seems that if an agreement is not reached in the last moments, there is a high probability of the renewal of the large-scale bombing operation shortly after the mid-term elections in the United States. Major General Eyal Zamir, Chief of the IDF General Staff, spoke on Monday with Admiral Brad Cooper, Commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), to make the necessary arrangements for possible attacks.
According to American officials and Israeli prisoners, such an operation is expected to include a week of widespread attacks against targets related to Iran's leadership, the energy sector, the nuclear facilities and the infrastructure of this country.
What was Trump's statement?
US President Donald Trump confirmed in a short interview with Axios on Wednesday that the negotiations with Iran are being conducted through mediators. But he emphasized that he does not know whether these negotiations will come to an end or not.
He said:
"We have to finish the job; either through an agreement or otherwise. We'll see if the negotiations can succeed or not."
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Irakchi also wrote on the X social network on Wednesday: "While our brave militant armed forces are fully prepared to defend the homeland, Iran continues to give diplomacy a chance to succeed."
What happens behind the scenes?
Mediation efforts centered on Qatar and supported by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkey are underway, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Qatari negotiator Ali al-Thawadi traveled to Tehran earlier this week to talk with Iranian officials about a possible deal with the Trump administration.
A regional source in the process of negotiations said the Qataris have made proposals to narrow the difference between America's and Iran's demands.
America's demand: Iran should give up its enriched uranium reserves.
הדרישה של איראן: אמריקה חייבת תחילה לבטל את המצור הימי שלה ולשחרר את הנכסים החסומים של איראן. מקור אזורי זה ובכיר אמריקאי אמרו כי המתווכים הזהירו את איראן כי קבלת ההצעות המוצעות עשויה להיות הדרך היחידה למנוע התקפות נרחבות לאחר בחירות אמצע הקדנציה.
The security officials of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan also conveyed the same message to the Iranian side during a trip to Tehran in recent days.
According to a regional source, the Iranian authorities announced in response that they will work in the coming days to get the approval of Ayatollah Mujtaba Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, regarding these proposals.
After the trip to Tehran, the Saudi officials informed the White House that the Iranians were concerned about the possibility of starting a joint bombing operation between the US and Israel after the midterm elections.
According to an American source, Saudi Arabia asked Trump not to rush to start a war and to give more time to negotiations.
Additional details: The Cairo Agreement is back on the agenda One of the proposals being examined is to return the agreement Iran reached with the IAEA in Cairo last year.
The September 2025 agreement allowed UN inspectors to resume visiting Iran's nuclear facilities.
אבל חודש לאחר מכן, בעקבות חזרת הסנקציות הידועות כ"סנאפ-בק" על ידי מועצת הביטחון של האו"ם, הופסק יישום ההסכם הזה.
רפאל גרוסי, מנכ"ל סבא"א, אמר ביום שלישי למועצת הביטחון של האו"ם כי תחיית הסכם קהיר יכולה לספק מסגרת לחידוש הבדיקות של מתקני הגרעין של איראן. המתקנים שניזוקו בהתקפות אמריקה ושבויי ישראל.
לפי מקור אזורי, אם איראן תסכים שפקחי האו"ם יבקרו במתקני הגרעין שלה, היא עשויה לקבל בתמורה את ההקלות הבאות:
• Exemptions for the sale of oil.
• שחרור חלק מהנכסים החסומים של איראן לקניית מזון ומוצרים הומניטריים.
מקור אזורי זה אמר:
"נעשתה התקדמות מסוימת. אנחנו מחכים לתגובת איראן".