U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the White Home on Wednesday. The Israeli chief was initially scheduled to journey to Washington on Feb. 18, however renewed U.S. nuclear negotiations with Iran final week pushed up the assembly, as Netanyahu seeks to make it possible for Israel’s issues are included in any deal.
Wednesday’s dialog—the 2 leaders’ seventh since Trump took workplace in January 2025—was more low-profile than common. Netanyahu entered the White Home out of view from cameras, and he met with Trump behind closed doorways, with no scheduled press convention after. Nonetheless, Netanyahu made clear forward of the assembly that he supposed to encourage Trump to press for limits on Tehran’s missile arsenal in addition to an finish to Iranian help for its proxy teams, comparable to Hamas and Hezbollah, in upcoming nuclear talks.
U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the White Home on Wednesday. The Israeli chief was initially scheduled to journey to Washington on Feb. 18, however renewed U.S. nuclear negotiations with Iran final week pushed up the assembly, as Netanyahu seeks to make it possible for Israel’s issues are included in any deal.
Wednesday’s dialog—the 2 leaders’ seventh since Trump took workplace in January 2025—was more low-profile than common. Netanyahu entered the White Home out of view from cameras, and he met with Trump behind closed doorways, with no scheduled press convention after. Nonetheless, Netanyahu made clear forward of the assembly that he supposed to encourage Trump to press for limits on Tehran’s missile arsenal in addition to an finish to Iranian help for its proxy teams, comparable to Hamas and Hezbollah, in upcoming nuclear talks.
Trump seems to be on the identical web page. “It’s bought to be deal: no nuclear weapons, no missiles,” the U.S. president instructed Fox Business on Tuesday. He has threatened strikes on Iran if negotiators fail to achieve an settlement and stated such an assault may look just like when U.S. forces focused three Iranian nuclear amenities in June 2025.
A second spherical of U.S.-Iran talks is ready to happen subsequent week. However Tehran stays against increasing negotiations past its nuclear program. “The Islamic Republic’s missile capabilities are nonnegotiable,” Ali Shamkhani, an advisor to Iran’s supreme chief, stated on Wednesday.
Learn extra in right now’s World Transient: Netanyahu Urges Trump to Include Israel’s Demands in Iran Nuclear Talks.
This submit is a part of FP’s ongoing protection of the Trump administration. Observe alongside here.
