@michaeldweiss 1).
[@PressSec] said the U.S. learned of Iranian plans to execute 800 people Wed., which didn’t happen. She didn’t say how the U.S. had learned about the planned executions.
@michaeldweiss @PressSec 2).
[@karolineleavitt] confirmed @realDonaldTrump had a recent conversation with @IsraeliPM Benjamin @netanyahu but didn’t disclose specifics of their discussion.
@michaeldweiss @PressSec @karolineleavitt @realDonaldTrump @IsraeliPM @netanyahu 3).
She didn’t say when the conversation took place, but the officials said that Israel had raised concerns about a potential strike [1].”
@michaeldweiss @PressSec @karolineleavitt @realDonaldTrump @IsraeliPM @netanyahu 4).
„Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Egypt, all partners of Washington, have also been asking the Trump administration not to attack Iran, said an official from a Gulf Arab nation.
@michaeldweiss @PressSec @karolineleavitt @realDonaldTrump @IsraeliPM @netanyahu 5).
Senior officials from those countries have been calling U.S. officials with that message over the last two days, the official said. They have told the Americans that a U.S. attack could lead to a wider regional conflict [2]”.
@michaeldweiss @PressSec @karolineleavitt @realDonaldTrump @IsraeliPM @netanyahu 6).
„That is partly because the monarchies of the Gulf worry that the ripple effects of escalating U.S.-Iran tensions, or possible state failure in Iran, would harm their own security, undermining their reputation as regional safe havens for business and tourism.
@michaeldweiss @PressSec @karolineleavitt @realDonaldTrump @IsraeliPM @netanyahu 7).
But it is also because some Gulf governments have come to see Israel, Iran’s archenemy, as a belligerent state seeking to dominate the Middle East. They believe that Israel could pose a greater threat to regional stability than an already weakened Iran does [3].”
@michaeldweiss @PressSec @karolineleavitt @realDonaldTrump @IsraeliPM @netanyahu 8).
Jan. 14/15, 2026
[1] @WSJ archive.ph/VKRvp
[2] 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕹𝖊𝖜 𝖄𝖔𝖗𝖐 𝕿𝖎𝖒𝖊𝖘 (@nytimes) nytimes.com/2026/01/15/us/…
[3] 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕹𝖊𝖜 𝖄𝖔𝖗𝖐 𝕿𝖎𝖒𝖊𝖘 (@nytimes) nytimes.com/2026/01/14/wor…
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