By: Ariella Haviv

President Donald Trump suggested over the weekend that a major diplomatic development may be imminent regarding Iran’s nuclear program, signaling cautious optimism following what he called a series of “very, very good talks.” Speaking to reporters at Morristown Airport in New Jersey on Sunday before boarding Air Force One, Trump stated that a breakthrough could be announced within days, a sentiment that is already reverberating through diplomatic and media circles.

According to The Jewish News Syndicate (JNS), the former and potentially future commander-in-chief emphasized that the current discussions are aimed squarely at preventing military escalation with the Islamic Republic. “The Iran talks, I can’t tell you what’s going to happen tomorrow. I can tell you the Iran talks have been going very well,” Trump said. “I’d love to see no bombs dropped and a lot of people dead. I really would like to see that happen.” Trump’s language, while characteristically informal, reflected a broader urgency for diplomatic de-escalation in a volatile region.

JNS noted that Trump’s remarks follow an extended weekend of back-channel negotiations and intelligence exchanges involving both U.S. and regional intermediaries. While details remain confidential, officials familiar with the discussions suggest they may pertain to uranium enrichment limits, sanctions relief, and Iran’s proxy activity in the Middle East.

In parallel with the Iran talks, Trump also addressed the ongoing war in Gaza, expressing a desire to de-escalate tensions between Israel and Hamas. “Likewise with Hamas on Gaza,” Trump noted. “We’ve been talking to them, and we want to see if we can stop that whole situation as quickly as possible.” As reported by JNS, this marks a rare moment of simultaneous U.S. engagement on two of the region’s most combustible flashpoints—Tehran’s nuclear ambitions and Hamas’s war against Israel.

Adding to the diplomatic whirlwind, JNS reported Monday on a United Nations preparatory meeting held last Friday, setting the stage for a June 17–20 conference in New York aimed at imposing a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The upcoming summit is being co-sponsored by France and Saudi Arabia, two nations that have grown increasingly vocal in international peace initiatives.

U.N. General Assembly President Philémon Yang framed the moment as one of urgency. “The horrors we have witnessed in Gaza for over nineteen months should spur us to urgent action to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” he said. French and Saudi representatives echoed that call, arguing that the conference must yield “irreversible steps” toward a two-state outcome.

While the conference is being promoted as a peace-building initiative, Israeli officials remain deeply skeptical. As JNS highlighted, Jonathan Harounoff, Israel’s international spokesperson to the United Nations, condemned the very premise of the conference. “Hamas is a genocidal death cult not interested in peace,” Harounoff said. “Peace in the region will come when 58 of our hostages are returned home from brutal captivity and when Hamas… no longer reigns as a political entity holding the Gazan population hostage.”

This skepticism has been fueled by recent suggestions from French President Emmanuel Macron that France could recognize a Palestinian state during the summit. According to JNS, this possibility has drawn sharp rebukes from Israeli diplomats, who argue that such recognition—especially so soon after Hamas’s October 7, 2023 massacre in southern Israel—would embolden terrorism and undercut Israel’s security.