Tuesday, July 28th 2026 - 20:57 UTC
Netanyahu described the meeting as one of the best he has had with Trump, and an Israeli source cited by specialist outlets said the two agreed that Iran must never obtain a nuclear weapon
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Tuesday for about 90 minutes at the White House, in their first encounter since the joint offensive against Iran began in February. The meeting was held behind closed doors, with no appearance before the press, as Washington seeks to revive negotiations with Tehran.
Netanyahu described the meeting as one of the best he has had with Trump, and an Israeli source cited by specialist outlets said the two agreed that Iran must never obtain a nuclear weapon. The White House called the meeting positive. The encounter came, however, after weeks of public differences between the two governments over the direction of the war.
Hours earlier, asked about the intelligence the Israeli prime minister planned to present to him regarding an Iranian nuclear facility, Trump played down the matter: “I don't need Bibi to tell me. We know perfectly well what is going on,” he told a US television channel. He also brushed off calls to intensify the strikes.
