A diminished Bibi arrives for his moment with Trump
Summary
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet President Donald Trump at the White House after a period of decreasing influence and coordination between them. Their relationship has cooled amid differing views on how to handle Iran and recent U.S. foreign policy decisions.Key Facts
- Netanyahu is meeting President Trump for the eighth time since Trump returned to office.
- Their interests have diverged, and communication has become less frequent in recent weeks.
- Trump paused U.S. strikes in Iran and restarted talks with the Iranian government.
- Netanyahu was not fully informed about Trump's plans and had to prepare Israel for possible major U.S. military action.
- Trump signed a nuclear agreement with Iran in June, despite Netanyahu’s objections.
- Netanyahu failed to stop the U.S. sale of F-35 jets to Turkey, a move he opposed.
- Netanyahu was surprised by a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia that didn’t require Saudi recognition of Israel.
- Trump stated that the Saudi agreement would depend on Saudi Arabia signing a peace deal with Israel but has not discussed this with Saudi leaders.
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