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There's a clear understanding that Israel is not going to do anything that would...

really lengthen this thing in any way sort toward Iran, for example, it would not move without American agreement.

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There's a clear understanding that Israel is not going to do anything that would really lengthen this thing in any way toward Iran, for example.

It would not move without American agreement.

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Look, I think they're an obstacle, but I would be surprised if they derailed the truce.

I think that the core issue here is the Strait of Hormuz, the global movement of oil and, you know, these larger Gulf issues rather than what

to some extent, has been a sideshow in Lebanon and Hezbollah.

So, you know, it's something that's going to be on the table, but I don't think it's going to be the thing that will cause the problem.

I think he's quite worried that the American-Iranian talks are going to limit themselves to stopping the growth of nuclear weapon development.

And the Israelis are quite concerned about the Iranian ballistic missile development as well as their ongoing support

of their militias in the region, so-called proxy militias, like the Houthis and Hezbollah and Hamas.

And so he wants to try to get the Americans to agree that all three are on the table with these talks with Iran.