DUBAI—Iran has been urgently signaling that it seeks an end to hostilities and resumption of talks over its nuclear programs, sending messages to Israel and the U.S. via Arab intermediaries, Middle Eastern and European officials said.
In the midst of a ferocious Israeli air campaign, Tehran has told Arab officials they would be open to return to the negotiating table as long as the U.S. doesn’t join the attack, the officials said. They also passed messages to Israel saying it is in the interest of both sides to keep the violence contained.
But with Israeli warplanes able to fly freely over the capital and Iranian counterattacks inflicting minimal damage, Israeli leaders have little incentive to halt their assault before doing more to destroy Iran’s nuclear sites and further weaken the theocratic government’s hold on power.
What would the point of this be? Regime change seems the best course of action. This is nothing more than a Hail Mary by the Mullahs in my view.
⚠️BREAKING:
Unprecedented bombings by the Israeli Air Force on Tehran, capital of Iran, right now.
— Vivid. (@VividProwess) June 16, 2025
Iranian civilians are now sharing footage celebrating Israeli Air Force strike on the Iranian Army-Navy Headquarters—another precise blow in Israel’s mission to dismantle the Islamic Republic’s terror machine.
This is what justice looks like.
Israel is finally doing what the… pic.twitter.com/C9jHm0oxLX
— Liza Rosen (@LizaRosen0000) June 15, 2025
h/t Mauser
