Tehran University professor Fouad Izadi said Israel, and Prime Minister Netanyahu in particular, has never sought peace and deliberately sought to derail Iran–US negotiations. Izadi added Netanyahu has postponed corruption trial proceedings since the outbreak of war and Israel will hold elections later this year. He said Iran rejects an "Israeli-style" ceasefire—agreements on paper while attacks continue—and that a genuine ceasefire depends on whether Trump is willing to restrain Netanyahu and p

Tehran University professor Fouad Izadi said Israel, and Prime Minister Netanyahu in particular, has never sought peace and deliberately sought to derail Iran–US negotiations. Izadi added Netanyahu has postponed corruption trial proceedings since the outbreak of war and Israel will hold elections later this year. He said Iran rejects an "Israeli-style" ceasefire—agreements on paper while attacks continue—and that a genuine ceasefire depends on whether Trump is willing to restrain Netanyahu and push for an effective enforcement mechanism.