Daily Briefing Aug. 3 – Israel in the dark as Trump adopts Saudi-first policy

Deputy Editor Amanda Borschel-Dan is the host of The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, What Matters Now and The Reel Schmooze podcasts, and heads up The Times of Israel’s features.Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel’s diplomatic reporterWelcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today’s episode.US President Donald Trump said Sunday night that negotiations with Iran would begin on Monday to finalize a deal that reopens the Strait of Hormuz after he again called off a major attack on the Islamic Republic over the weekend. For its part, Iran denies any talks are set to take place.Berman analyzes the current stalemate as Trump appears to adopt a “Saudi-first policy” in his approach to prosecuting the Iran war and the Israelis are left in the dark.…

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