The Times of Israel is liveblogging Monday’s events as they unfold.
Trump says he expects to make a decision on Iran ‘very quickly’
Asked about direct US talks with Iran on its nuclear program, US President Donald Trump tells reporters that he expects a decision to be made soon.
“We’ll be making a decision on Iran very quickly,” Trump tells reporters aboard Air Force One on his way from Florida back to the White House.
His comments came a day after talks were held in Oman which included a conversation between US envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the highest-level Iran-US nuclear negotiations since the collapse of a 2015 accord.
Suspected US airstrikes kill at least 6 people in Yemen, Houthi rebels say
Suspected US airstrikes around Yemen’s rebel-held capital killed at least six people and wounded 30 overnight, the Houthis say.
Footage aired by the Houthis’ al-Masirah satellite news channel shows firefighters spraying water on a raging fire they described as being sparked by the airstrikes. Rubble littered a street as rescuers carry one person away from the site, which the rebels claim was a ceramics factory in the Bani Matar neighborhood of Sanaa, the capital.
The US military’s Central Command, which oversees American military operations, did not acknowledge the strikes. That follows a pattern for the command, which now has authorization from the White House to conduct strikes at will in the campaign that began March 15.
The American military also hasn’t been providing any information on targets hit. The White House has said over 200 strikes have been conducted so far.
Next round of US-Iran nuclear talks slated to be held in Rome — report
A second round of nuclear talks between the United States and Iran is expected to take place on Saturday in Rome, the Axios news site reports, citing two sources with knowledge of the issue.
An Israeli official told the news site that US envoy Steve Witkoff briefed Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer on the talks, which Israel is wary of supporting.
According to the report, the Trump administration emerged satisfied from the first round of talks in Oman this weekend, which marked the highest-level dialogue between US and Iranian officials in eight years.
The Iranian foreign ministry said earlier today that the next round of talks will remain “indirect,” although Axios reported that Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi spoke Saturday for around 45 minutes, much longer than publicly revealed, and that the White House wants to continue such direct dialogue.