Netanyahu Visits Trump Amid US-Iran Nuclear Talks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Washington on Tuesday for a meeting with President Donald Trump scheduled for Wednesday, as the United States resumes indirect nuclear negotiations with Iran amid heightened regional tensions.

The discussions between Netanyahu and Trump, marking their seventh encounter since Trump's return to office last year, center on the ongoing U.S.-Iran talks, which restarted Friday in Oman after months of stalled diplomacy. Netanyahu seeks to urge the inclusion of restrictions on Iran's ballistic missile program and its support for regional armed groups, such as Hamas and Hezbollah, in any agreement. Iranian officials, however, have insisted that negotiations remain limited to the nuclear issue in exchange for sanctions relief, viewing broader demands as non-negotiable.

The latest round of talks follows a fragile resumption after the collapse of earlier efforts, triggered by an unprecedented Israeli bombing campaign against Iran in June. That 12-day conflict saw Israel target Iranian military leaders, nuclear scientists, facilities, and residential areas. The United States subsequently joined with strikes on key Iranian nuclear sites...