TOI correspondent from Washington: For more than three years, the war in Ukraine and the conflict between Israel and Iran have unfolded as separate geopolitical dramas. On Tuesday however, the two appear closer than ever to becoming chapters of the same story.

After five months apart, Netanyahu and Trump meet with Iran, Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, shaping talks over the region’s postwar order.

Both men scheduled to meet Trump at time where US policy towards wars in Iran and Ukraine in state of flux

Both leaders seek more US backing as conflicts rage in Europe and Middle East

The leaders of Ukraine and Israel both came to Washington to curry U.S. favor.