After negotiations over the weekend between the United States and Iran ended without a breakthrough, the temporary cease-fire appears to be increasingly precarious. The New York Times journalists Ronen Bergman and Mark Mazzetti explain why Israel is one of the biggest questions looming over the truce. Guest: • Ronen Bergman (https://www.nytimes.com/by/ronen-bergman) , a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine based in Tel Aviv. • Mark Mazzetti (https://www.nytimes.com/by/mark-mazzetti) , an investigative reporter for The New York Times based in Washington. Background reading:  • Here’s what to know about the cease-fire talks (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/world/middleeast/iran-us-ceasefire-talks-negotiations.html) . • Iran’s top negotiator said the talks were unsuccessful because Washington failed to win Tehran’s trust (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/world/middleeast/us-iran-negotiations.html) . Photo: Pool photo by Jacquelyn Martin For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily) . Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts (http://nytimes.com/podcasts) or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.