A few weeks ago, when there were actual talks taking place, with Oman officials relaying messages between the parties, that did not sit well with Netanyahu, so he attacked, prompting Trump to join in. Now it's unclear if there actually are talks or just a Trump fantasy, as it's more likely Trump just taco'd because the stock market was tumbling, but even if there are current talks, there are two key issues: 1) Will Netanyahu approve or drag Trump in even deeper? 2) Two US-Iran "negotiations", one last year and one this year, ended when Trump decided to attack. The Iranians will remember talks mean nothing, if Trump feels like bombing something. They won't trust Trump Iran will likely use this respite---Trump's taco-ing---to fine tune their response if Netanyahu and Trump attack again now, or in 5 days. Iran has already shown it has the ability to hit Dimona, and with Patriots and THAAD System missiles running low, Iran has production targets across the Gulf. Iran can do damage that can set back oil and gas production for years, and keep prices high and economies tanking. They now see what cards they have to play. I notice Trump made no mention of the moderately enriched uranium U235. Iran gave up their stash once to Obama, but Trump quashed the JCPOA. Iran is unlikely to give it up again, or limit itself to 300kg of LEU, as the JCPOA did. The fact Trump hasn't mentioned partially enriched uranium suggests Trump's concerns are more the stock market and his approval rating in the face of soaring energy costs.
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