A Difficult Diplomatic Triangle

<p>When a nuclear fuel enrichment site in Iran blew up this month, Tehran immediately said two things: The explosion was no accident, and the blame lay with Israel.</p><p>Such an independent action by Israel would be a major departure from a decade ago, when the country worked in tandem with the United States to set back Iran’s nuclear ambitions.</p><p>We look at what the blast says about relations between the United States, Iran and Israel.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/david-e-sanger?searchResultPosition=0?smid=pc-thedaily">David E. Sanger</a>, a White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times.  </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily">Sign up here</a> to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>After the blackout at the nuclear plant in Iran,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/12/world/middleeast/iran-israel-nuclear-site.html"> Tehran threatened reprisals</a>, while Washington denied any involvement in the apparent attack.</li><li>Iran vowed to<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/13/world/middleeast/iran-nuclear-natanz.html"> increase uranium enrichment</a> in response to the explosion.</li><li>Another round of talks in Vienna about reviving the 2015 nuclear accord has been positive,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/15/world/europe/iran-nuclear-talks.html?searchResultPosition=3"> despite the feuding over the nuclear plant</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>