U.S. and Israeli leaders meet, focusing on the Iran nuclear issue; Israel says “comprehensive coordination” achieved, White House calls it “constructive.”
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On the 28th local time, U.S. President Trump met with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at the White House. According to Israeli sources, the meeting lasted about an hour. The White House later issued a statement saying that the talks were "positive and constructive."
This is the first face-to-face meeting between the two since the U.S. and Israel jointly launched large-scale military operations against Iran at the end of February.
The Iran nuclear issue is the core topic
According to senior officials from the Israeli Prime Minister's Office, the atmosphere of the meeting was good, and the two leaders discussed several regional issues, with the Iran nuclear issue as the core topic. The U.S. and Israel reiterated their shared commitment to "preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons" after the meeting and exchanged views on strengthening the U.S.-Israel alliance and expanding cooperation opportunities in the Middle East.
Israel says "comprehensive coordination" was achieved in the meeting
In addition, after the White House meeting between U.S. and Israeli leaders concluded, the current head of public diplomacy at the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, Tzipi Hotovely, stated that Trump and Netanyahu achieved "comprehensive coordination" in the meeting.
Hotovely clarified that the two leaders did not mention any issues related to the underground Natanz nuclear facility, referred to externally as 'Haoshan,' during their talks. She said that previous reports claiming that "Israel presented intelligence regarding this facility to the U.S. during the meeting" are completely untrue.
Hotovely stated, The U.S. did not put any pressure on Israel, nor did it ask Israel to forgo any military achievements in Lebanon or Gaza. She stated that the core purpose of Netanyahu’s visit to Washington was to deepen strategic coordination with the U.S., not to attempt to directly involve the U.S. in the conflict.
No separate talks between the two leaders were held during the meeting; all senior cabinet members participated throughout. Attendees on the U.S. side included Vice President Vance, Secretary of State Rubio, Secretary of Defense Hegseth, CIA director Ratcliffe, and U.S. Presidential Middle East Envoy Witkoff; Israeli attendees included the new national security advisor Ben Ezra, Ambassador to the U.S. Leitell, and other senior staff. No joint press conference or public media statement was held after the meeting.
Reportedly, before the trip to the U.S., Netanyahu had stated that the core goal of the visit was to discuss urgent issues such as the Iran situation, aimed at ensuring Israel's national security and expanding the regional "circle of peace."
Israeli Prime Minister says he had an "excellent meeting" with Trump
On the 28th local time, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said on social media that he had just ended an "excellent meeting" with U.S. President Trump.
Netanyahu said the meeting reflected the two parties’ "comprehensive partnership, mutual support, and deep understanding," and both sides remained united in their common goal of "ensuring that Iran will not have nuclear weapons."
Netanyahu highly praised the meeting, calling it one of the "deepest and best dialogues I’ve ever had with an American president."
Source: CCTV News, Original Title: "Since the Military Action Against Iran, First Meeting Between U.S. and Israeli Leaders" and "Netanyahu Says He Had an 'Excellent Meeting' with Trump."
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