Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestylePresident Donald Trump said a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could happen next week as the U.S. continues to negotiate with Iran for a deal to permanently end the war.Trump said Saturday that Netanyahu asked him for a meeting, and that it could take place as early as next week after the NATO summit in Turkey.The potential meeting comes as hundreds of thousands of mourners have begun a dayslong funeral for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a Feb. 28 airstrike at the beginning of the war.The funeral for Khamenei, who ruled Iran for decades before he was killed at age 86, could provide a boost for the country's theocracy and its new supreme leader, his son Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei.That is crucial as Iran tries to leverage its hold on the Strait of Hormuz in negotiations with the U.S. and as concern lingers that Israel could attack again. In fullIran-US war latest: Mourners gather as six-day funeral for former supreme leader Ali Khamenei starts in TehranMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Trump says Netanyahu White House meeting could happen next week
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestylePresident Donald Trump said a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could happen next week as the U.S. continues to negotiate with Iran for a deal to permanently end the war.Trump said Saturday that Netanyahu asked him for a meeting, and that it could take place as early as next week after the NATO summit in Turkey.The potential meeting comes as hundreds of thousands of mourners have begun a dayslong funeral for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a Feb. 28 airstrike at the beginning of the war.The funeral for Khamenei, who ruled Iran for decades before he was killed at age 86, could provide a boost for the country's theocracy and its new supreme leader, his son Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei.That is crucial as Iran tries to leverage its hold on the Strait of Hormuz in negotiations with the U.S. and as concern lingers that Israel could attack again. In fullIran-US war latest: Mourners gather as six-day funeral for former supreme leader Ali Khamenei starts in TehranMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
