Donald Trump’s administration has rebuffed efforts by Middle Eastern allies to start diplomatic negotiations aimed at ending the Iran war that started two weeks ago ​with a massive U.S.-Israeli air assault, according to three sources familiar with the efforts.

Iran, for its part, has rejected the possibility of any ceasefire until U.S. and Israeli ‌strikes end, two senior Iranian sources told Reuters, adding that several countries had been trying to mediate an end to the conflict.

The lack of interest from Washington and Tehran suggests both sides are digging in for an extended conflict, even as the widening war inflicts civilian casualties and Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz sends oil prices soaring.

  • MousePotatoDoesStuff@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    European nations should refuse any and all support for Trump’s War Of Terror reboot. The US already used their Article 5 card to drag NATO into a foolish Middle East war, and they’re acting more like a bully than an ally to the EU or the UK right now.

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      4 hours ago

      They countries that supported, participate, and funding Israel genocidal work will never do that. The only difference now than before is that the US have no plans and no way of winning otherwise they will be happy to bomb these schools and hospitals like they did in Gaza.

      Morality has no place in a world believe in money first.