After flying to Washington to strengthen the US president’s resolve, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will press Donald Trump on Wednesday to adopt a more assertive position in nuclear negotiations with Iran.
Trump stated that he was considering deploying a second US “armada” to the Middle East to put pressure on Tehran to strike a nuclear agreement on the eve of the hurriedly scheduled White House summit, which is scheduled to start at 11:00 am local time (1600 GMT).
But Netanyahu, making his sixth visit to the United States since Trump took office, will also be urging the US leader to take a harder line on arch-foe Iran’s ballistic missile program.
Tehran, which resumed talks with Washington last week in Oman, warned Monday of “destructive influences” on diplomacy ahead of the Israeli premier’s visit.
Netanyahu had been expected to come to Washington for a February 19 meeting of Trump’s “Board of Peace” for Gaza, but reportedly brought forward his visit as the US-Iran talks proceeded.
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