As Iran talks resume, White House fends off bombing hawks

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : " Mark Dubowitz, who heads the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a Washington-based organization that advocates for Israel, warned of the danger of allowing policy debates like the one over Iran to break out into the open.
53% : "In any final arrangement," he wrote on social media, Iran "must stop and eliminate its nuclear enrichment and weaponization program.
49% : As Netanyahu sat beside him in the Oval Office early last week, Trump used the presence of a gaggle of reporters to announce he would pursue negotiations with Iran.
39% : "It seems to me that this is the maximum leverage we have ever had," Dubowitz said, adding that Trump should be pushing for complete dismantlement of Iran's nuclear program.
33% : Trump has also taken advice from hawkish voices including News Corp. chairman emeritus Rupert Murdoch and hard-right, pro-Israel donors such as former Marvel Entertainment chairman Isaac "Ike" Perlmutter.
33% : Trump also heard from outside advocates for diplomacy including conservative podcast host Tucker Carlson, the officials said.
23% : But as U.S. and Iranian negotiators head toward a second round of talks Saturday in Rome, it remains unclear what outcome Trump is seeking and how long he is prepared to wait for it.
20% : "I wouldn't say [I] waved off" any thought of attacking Iran, Trump said Thursday as he repeated the Oval Office scene with another leader -- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
9% : " Trump withdrew the United States in 2018 from what he called former president Barack Obama's "bad deal" and began imposing "maximum sanctions" on Iran.

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