Is the war heading to a Trump no-deal 'victory'?
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
The Times of Israel
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🗓️ 1 April 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Welcome 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.
US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
As missile fire continues from Iran, Hezbollah and the Houthis, we discuss whether the war with Iran may — or may not — be coming to a close.
US President Donald Trump has delivered various estimates for a timeline to end the war. Ahead of his expected speech this evening, Magid reviews recent Trump administration statements regarding the goals of the war and what has been achieved, as well as whether a deal needs to be made to finish it.
Trump also declared that Iran’s surviving stockpiles of enriched uranium did not concern him at all since they are buried underground and inaccessible. Magid attempts to unravel the rhetoric and discern what is happening on the ground.
We also delve into the US’s overt displeasure over the uptick in extremist settler violence in the West Bank, as expressed in a rare statement by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates.
For further reading:
Trump: No deal needed to end the war, Iran won’t be able to obtain a nuke ‘for years’
Trump said to tell aides he’s willing to end Iran war without reopening Hormuz
UAE said pushing for military op to reopen Strait of Hormuz, is willing to take part
Frustrated with allies, Trump tells countries needing fuel to go to Hormuz and ‘just take it’
Rubio says US ‘concerned’ by settler attacks, insists Israel will ‘do something’
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IMAGE: Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike hits a building near the airport road in Beirut, Lebanon, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Times of Israel's daily briefing. |
| 0:06.7 | Today is Wednesday, April 1st. |
| 0:08.8 | I'm Amanda Borchelle, Dan, here with our U.S. Bureau Chief Jacob Magid. |
| 0:13.9 | Jacob, thank you so much for joining me today. |
| 0:16.0 | It is incredibly late for you and somewhat early for me on this Ereve Passover. Yes, happy to be with you, |
| 0:23.3 | Amanda. Chag Semeach. And we will talk about the holiday at the very end of the program, but in the |
| 0:29.3 | meantime, missile fire continues on Israel from Iran, from Chazbalah, and the Houthis, as the war with |
| 0:35.7 | Iran may or may not be coming to a close. |
| 0:39.4 | So ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's address, or at least expected, address this evening, |
| 0:45.1 | Jacob and I will discuss the goals of the war. Have they been met? Could we have an end to the war |
| 0:50.0 | without any kind of deal? And we'll also discuss the U.S.'s overt displeasure with Israel over |
| 0:57.1 | extremist settler violence in the West Bank. So all of this and more when we're back. This episode is brought to you by Jewish Communal Fund, the preferred donor-advised fund of the Jewish |
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| 2:13.5 | And we're back. I'm Amanda Borssel, Don, here with our U.S. Bureau Chief Jacob Magid. |
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