Natalie Kitcheleff

From The New York Times, I'm Natalie Kitcheleff.

This is The Daily.

After the marathon negotiations between the U.S.

and Iran this weekend failed to produce any breakthroughs, the temporary ceasefire appears more precarious than ever.

One of the biggest questions looming over it is Israel, and whether it will accept peace or keep fighting a war on multiple fronts that threatens any chance of a deal.

Today, my colleagues Mark Mazzetti and Ronan Bergman explain.

It's Monday, April 13th.

Ronan, Mark, hello.

It is about 10 a.m.

on Sunday on the East Coast, 5 p.m.

where you are, Ronan, in Israel.

And we say that because things can always change.

Thank you for joining us on a Sunday.

So we've turned to you both throughout this war to understand the role that Israel has played in this conflict.

And that question has become more critical than ever at this particular moment when it appears that Israel continues to actively threaten the ceasefire between the U.S.

and Iran.

And we're going to get to how that's playing out.

But first, just help me understand the state of things right now.

Negotiators from Iran and the U.S., including Vice President J.D.

Vance, met in Pakistan this weekend.