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JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left for Washington on Monday, where he said he would meet US President Donald Trump for their first face-to-face talks since the start of their conflict with Iran.
It will be Netanyahu’s eighth meeting with Trump since Trump returned to office, and their first since February, right before Israel and the United States launched a joint aerial campaign against Iran.
“In these complex times, you need to act with both great determination and great wisdom. We will discuss all the issues on the agenda, primarily Iran. Of course, our goal is to protect our security and also to expand the circle of peace around us,” Netanyahu said in a video statement upon departure.
Israel has not taken part in a two-week bombing campaign this month that provoked Tehran to fire on US bases in response.
