WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM: President Donald Trump will host Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday where the Israeli prime minister is expected to press him to widen US talks with Iran to include curbs on Tehran’s missile arsenal and other security threats that go beyond its nuclear program. In his seventh meeting with Trump since the president returned to office nearly 13 months ago, Netanyahu will be looking to influence the next round of US discussions with Iran following nuclear negotiations held in Oman last Friday amid heightened Middle East tensions.

The Israeli PM wants US-Iran talks to address Tehran’s ballistic missiles – a red line for Tehran.

Israel's Netanyahu embarks on his sixth US trip amid escalating tensions in the region and ongoing US-Iran negotiations.