Mr. Netanyahu had been anticipated to come back to Washington for a February 19 assembly of Mr. Trump’s “Board of Peace” for Gaza, however reportedly introduced ahead his go to because the U.S.-Iran talks proceeded
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will push U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (February 11, 2026) to take a more durable stance in nuclear talks with Iran, after speeding to Washington to stiffen Mr. Trump’s resolve.
Mr. Trump mentioned on the eve of the unexpectedly organized White Home assembly — set to start at 11:00 a.m. native time (1600 GMT) — that he was weighing sending a second U.S. “armada” to the Center East to strain Tehran to achieve a nuclear deal.
However Mr. Netanyahu, making his sixth go to to the US since Mr. Trump took workplace, may also be urging the U.S. chief to take a more durable line on arch-foe Iran’s ballistic missile programme.
Tehran, which resumed talks with Washington final week in Oman, warned Monday (February 9, 2026) of “damaging influences” on diplomacy forward of the Israeli premier’s go to.
Mr. Netanyahu had been anticipated to come back to Washington for a February 19 assembly of Mr. Trump’s “Board of Peace” for Gaza, however reportedly introduced ahead his go to because the U.S.-Iran talks proceeded.
What does Trump suppose?
Whereas speaking up hopes of a nuclear deal, Mr. Trump warned in an interview with the Axios information outlet on Tuesday (February 10, 2026) that he was “pondering” of sending a second plane service strike group to the area.
“Both we are going to make a deal or we should do one thing very robust like final time,” Mr. Trump instructed Axios. “We now have an armada that’s heading there and one other one may be going.”
Mr. Trump, who ordered U.S. strikes on Tehran’s nuclear websites throughout Israel’s 12-day conflict with Iran final June, individually instructed Fox Enterprise that any deal must contain “no nuclear weapons, no missiles.”
He added that Iran’s leaders “need to make a deal” however “it is acquired to be an excellent deal”, saying Tehran had been “very dishonest with us over time.”
What are Netanyahu’s objectives?
Mr. Netanyahu mentioned as he left for Washington his talks would “firstly” be concerning the Iran negotiations, whereas including that they’d additionally talk about Gaza and different regional points.
“I’ll current to the President our views concerning the rules for the negotiations,” he mentioned in a video assertion earlier than his departure. Netanyahu’s workplace mentioned he would will spotlight Iran’s missile arsenal.
Israel’s issues got here to a head throughout their unprecedented conflict final yr, throughout which Iran launched waves of ballistic missiles and different projectiles at Israeli territory, placing each navy and civilian areas.
Up to now, Iran has rejected increasing the scope of its talks with the US past the problem of its nuclear program, although Washington additionally desires Tehran’s ballistic missile program and its assist for regional militant teams on the desk.
What concerning the West Financial institution?
The assembly may also come amid rising worldwide outrage over Israeli measures to tighten management of the occupied West Financial institution by permitting settlers to purchase land immediately from Palestinian house owners.
Israel’s safety cupboard accredited the transfer forward Mr. Netanyahu’s Washington go to. It is unclear whether or not the U.S. President intends to convey them up.
A U.S. official mentioned on Monday (February 9, 2026) that Mr. Trump “doesn’t assist Israel annexing the West Financial institution” and needs stability, whereas holding off from immediately criticising the Israeli authorities’s strikes. –
What number of conferences?
Wednesday’s (February 11, 2026) assembly would be the sixth encounter between the 2 leaders on U.S. soil since Mr. Trump returned to workplace in January 2025 — 5 instances on the White Home and as soon as on the Republican’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
A seventh assembly came about in Jerusalem in October when Mr. Trump introduced a ceasefire in Gaza.
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