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Netanyahu’s Ambitions Threaten to Derail Iran Peace Talks

Israeli leader wants to keep going as Trump seeks off-ramp to war

A civil defense worker looks on as an excavator clears the rubble of a building destroyed in an airstrike in Beirut on April 9.Photographer: Hussein Malla/AP Photo

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By Jonathan Tamari (BGOV)

April 10, 2026 at 11:03 AM UTC

I’m Jonathan Tamari, senior Washington reporter for Bloomberg Government, and each weekday I’ll be coming to you with inside-the-room reporting and insights that reveal what’s really happening in Washington—and how it impacts you. Email me with feedback and comments here. If this newsletter was forwarded to you sign up here.

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