Current sectionWorld NewsAnalysis The White House hoped sanctions and military pressure would force Tehran to yield. Instead, Trump heads into talks with Xi Jinping short on bargaining chips and dependent on Chinese mediationShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeZvi Bar'el04:22 PM • May 12 2026 IDTAfter U.S. President Donald Trump described the Iranian offer as "totally unacceptable," it is worth noting that he stopped short of the apocalyptic threats that have accompanied some of his previous statements on Iran. In any case, Trump's declarations are often true only for the moment.Loading...Trending NowArtists of Tel Aviv Peace Mural Say Israel Co-opted Their Work on Social MediaPolice to Tap Senior Cop to Help Establish West Bank Settler Farming OutpostsWhat Netanyahu – and 60 Minutes – Left Out of His InterviewIsrael Advances to Eurovision Finals Defying Boos and Intense Boycott CallsIsraeli Prison Chief to Be Indicted for Obstruction of Justice, Breach of TrustCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel Live UpdatesIranEU Settler SanctionsLondon-AntisemitismNetanyahu-60 MinutesJonny GreenwoodHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael Turns Palestinians Into Terrorists – Even in Their Death'There Is an Enormous Desire': Is It Time to Play Wagner at the Israeli Opera?Democrats Urge Release of U.S. Report on Killing of Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh'Clearly, I'm an anti-Zionist': Play on IDF by Israeli-Canadian Sparks DebateIsrael's Acting Elections Czar to Tighten Oversight of Absentee VotesRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Mysterious Copper Scroll and the End of DaysLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateConstruction Begins on Bypass Road to Bring 'One Million' Israelis to West BankZionism Didn't Go Wrong, It Was Always Built This Way