Trump and Netanyahu Meet for the First Time Since Launching the Iran War
The leaders are expected to focus on Iran, Gaza and a US-sponsored Israel-Lebanon deal as Washington seeks to keep negotiations alive.
- On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met President Donald Trump at the White House for their first in-person talks since the Iran war began, marking their eighth meeting since Trump returned to office last year.
- Relations between the leaders have appeared strained in recent months, with Trump calling Netanyahu a "very difficult guy" during public disagreements, while the war itself began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February.
- U.S. and Israeli goals have increasingly diverged; while the U.S. urges diplomacy, Israel continues targeting militants, and Washington is surging carrier strike groups to the region while urging Americans to leave more than a dozen nearby countries.
- International relations expert Yonatan Freeman argues the visit aims to dispel reports of a cooling in ties; Netanyahu downplayed exchanges as "tactical disagreements," stating, "There's more in agreement between the two leaders than disagreement."
- Expanding the Abraham Accords and addressing Iran remain key priorities for the administration, though recent U.S. policy decisions—including F-35s to Turkey and a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia—have unsettled Israel despite both leaders' attempts to maintain unity.
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Netanyahu: My Meeting With Trump Was 'Excellent'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had an "excellent" meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, their first sitdown since launching a joint war against Iran that offered Netanyahu a chance to smooth out strains in their relationship, per the AP . The closed-door meeting lasted...
White House says Trump-Netanyahu talks 'productive'
US President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Tuesday in their first in-person talks since the United States and Israel launched joint military operations against Iran on February 28.
Never mind the low profile – Netanyahu says his meeting with Trump on Iran was a triumph
The Israeli prime minister may have come into the White House through a side door, but he was able to deliver his pitch, he said. The post Never mind the low profile – Netanyahu says his meeting with Trump on Iran was a triumph appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
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