Trump’s Middle East ‘peace’ pitch to Iran falls flat in Tehran and Jerusalem

<p>In a Knesset speech, Trump urged Israel to reconcile with its longtime foe Iran. Both governments dismissed the idea</p><p>Amid the fanfare accompanying <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump’s</a> trip to the Middle East and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/israel">Israel</a>’s ceasefire with <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/hamas">Hamas</a>, one aspect of the US president’s pitch as a peacemaker went relatively unscrutinised.</p><p>In the highly unlikely setting of the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, Trump proffered an olive branch to an even less likely recipient: the Jewish state’s arch enemy, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran">Iran</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/16/trump-middle-east-peace-iran-israel">Continue reading...</a>