Official says Israel was not surprised by Trump’s April announcement of direct talks with Iran

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

US President Donald Trump did not surprise the Israelis in April when he announced direct nuclear talks with Iran as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sat next to him, a senior Israeli official tells Israel reporters in Washington.

“We talked to him before,” says the official.

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