Current sectionMiddle East NewsU.S. officials told mediators the administration has no interest in reviving the June agreement, according to the Wall Street Journal, opting instead to wait for extreme economic sanctions to take effectShare 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 formatSubscribeHaaretz01:07 AM • August 28 2026 IDTU.S. President Donald Trump is not interested in returning to the terms agreed upon in the memorandum of understanding with Iran, several sources familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal on Thursday. According to them, Trump prefers to increase economic pressure on Iran and see whether it brings about a change in its position.Loading...CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesAltalenaE1SyriaWest BankNetanyahuGazaMansour AbbasPollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastRegime Change in Iran? Why It Could Actually Work This TimeCan Israel Escape the Bibi-ist, Kahanist Wave That Threatens to Inundate It?Gaza Militias Are Israel's War-crime ProxiesU.S. Patriot Missile Stocks in Europe Are 'Beyond Critical,' Officials SayHaaretz CartoonRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With IsraelBeing Israeli Abroad Has Become Embarrassing. You Don't Talk About It'Israel Is Sending Militias to Commit War Crimes – and I Have to Protect Them'David Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaBen-Gvir's Ambush Shook Netanyahu – and Unleashed a War for Right-wing Votes