Will 'unacceptable' Iran proposal push Trump to war?
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
The Times of Israel
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🗓️ 11 May 2026
⏱️ 29 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.
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
Yesterday, Iran handed over its much-anticipated response to the latest US peace proposal. US President Donald Trump quickly declared it "totally unacceptable." We delve into the ongoing skirmishes between Iranian drones and Gulf states, including Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, and speak about potential scenarios facing Trump in the near future.
In a lengthy "60 Minutes" interview last night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that the war is “not over” despite Trump’s apparent desire to end hostilities and insistence that Iran had been roundly defeated. We hear highlights from what was on -- and off -- camera, including his quasi-acceptance of some responsibility for the October 7, 2023, massacre on Israeli soil.
The US will host the third round of ambassador-level talks between representatives from Israel and Lebanon on May 14 and 15. What are the aims of the ongoing talks -- and how feasible is any kind of agreement as long as Hezbollah is still firmly entrenched in Israel's neighbor to the north?
A former senior US official and a former senior Israeli official are offering a new vision to restart their nations' bilateral relationship. Berman met with former US ambassador to Israel Tom Nides and former IDF Military Intelligence chief Amos Yadlin last week and brings back a vision with some cautious optimism.
Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates.
For further reading:
‘Unacceptable’: Trump rejects Iran response to US peace offer, as Netanyahu insists war ‘not over’
UAE, Kuwait and Qatar all report drone attacks as Iran ramps up its threats
Netanyahu concedes he bears some responsibility for Oct. 7, but says ‘everyone’ shares it
IDF reservist killed in Hezbollah explosive drone attack in northern Israel
Past top Israeli, US officials reveal new vision for ties rooted in tech partnership
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Times of Israel's daily briefing. |
| 0:07.0 | Today is Monday, May 11th. |
| 0:08.8 | I'm Amanda Borchelle Don here in our Jerusalem studio |
| 0:11.4 | with diplomatic correspondent, Laser Bearman. |
| 0:14.4 | Laser, thank you so much for joining me as always. |
| 0:16.7 | Happy to be here as always. |
| 0:18.3 | It is such a pleasure hosting you always. |
| 0:21.2 | And today, before I forget, we have a little bit of in-house news. |
| 0:25.5 | Oh. |
| 0:26.0 | Yes, we're having a promotion for our community of sponsors, |
| 0:30.6 | those who willingly give us money because they support our work. |
| 0:34.2 | And in exchange for one month only, we are giving them this lovely tote bag. So everyone |
| 0:40.7 | who is interested in joining the Times of Israel community, there is a link on every single article |
| 0:47.0 | on the website, but please reach out and join. What is that on the tote bag? This is, I believe, |
| 0:53.7 | a do chifat. This is, National Bird of Israel. This is, I believe, a Dukifat. This is, the national bird of Israel. |
| 0:56.5 | This is the national bird of Israel. Beautiful. There's this one, or there's also a hoopie, |
| 1:01.3 | which is the other bird, right? No, this is the hoopie. This is the hoopie. There's also a |
| 1:05.3 | shaldaq. The kingfisher, the kingfisher, the shaldag. So we have two choices of tote bag. Now, to a bit more serious |
| 1:14.2 | business, we are going to discuss today U.S. President Donald Trump's response to the Iranian |
| 1:19.9 | proposal. A spoiler. He called it unacceptable. We'll also turn to an interview that |
| 1:26.2 | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave to |
| 1:28.3 | 60 minutes exploring his role in the current war, and off mic, potentially kind of sort of taking |
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