Netanyahu skeptical about chances for deal with Iran — portal

US-Israeli strikes on IranNetanyahu skeptical about chances for deal with Iran — portal According to sources cited by Axios, the official also told the US president that Israel would not withdraw its troops from the buffer zone in southern SyriaWASHINGTON, July 30. /TASS/. During a meeting with US President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced doubts about prospects for reaching a deal with Iran, Axios said, citing sources. During their meeting on Tuesday, Netanyahu and Trump discussed a potential deal with Iran, prospects for continuing the United States’ naval blockade against Iran, as well as resuming and intensifying military actions against the Islamic Republic. Netanyahu, according to Axios, "expressed skepticism about the chance of a deal with Iran." Apart from that, according to the portal’s sources, Netanyahu told Trump that Israel would not withdraw its troops from the buffer zone in southern Syria and pledged that he "is serious about reducing U.S. military aid to Israel to zero within 10 years." The United States and Israel launched a military operation against Iran on February 28, striking Tehran and other major Iranian cities. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced a retaliatory operation targeting sites in Israel, while US military bases in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates also came under attack. In June, Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding providing for an immediate ceasefire on all fronts. Tensions flared again in early July after a Qatari gas carrier and a Saudi oil tanker came under fire on July 7. The following day, the United States resumed airstrikes on Iran, prompting Tehran to renew attacks on US facilities in the Middle East. On July 24, the two sides announced a halt to their strikes. 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