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SECURITY: Iran's Nuclear Programme In Focus Ahead Of Trump-Netanyahu Meeting

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet President Donald Trump at the White House at 16:00 ET 21:00 GMT. Following a one-hour bilateral meeting, Trump and Netanyahu will deliver a joint press conference at 17:10 ET 22:10 GMT. Netanyahu is expected to stay in the US until at least Saturday for meetings with US officials and lawmakers. 

  • The meeting comes amid concerns about the implementation of phase two of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. Trump told reporters at the Oval Office yesterday that there are “no guarantees” the ceasefire will hold: “We'll see how it all turns out. It's complex". 
  • Politico notes: “Israel has yet to name a negotiating team for the second phase of talks, which will seek to turn the six-week cease-fire into a permanent cease-fire … That move has sparked worries in some corners that Israel could undermine efforts to fully end the war [against Hamas].”
  • The meeting is likely to touch upon Iran’s nuclear programme and a plan to normalise relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia – a key pillar of Trump’s Middle East policy.
  • Former national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, told FT this week that Netanyahu will be “sorely tempted” to take advantage of Iran’s weakness to strike Tehran’s nuclear facilities.
  • New York Times reports on new US intelligence, likely to be discussed: “Iran’s engineers are exploring how to rapidly turn stockpiles of nuclear fuel into a workable, but perhaps crude, atomic weapon, should the country’s leaders decide to race for a bomb.”
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet President Donald Trump at the White House at 16:00 ET 21:00 GMT. Following a one-hour bilateral meeting, Trump and Netanyahu will deliver a joint press conference at 17:10 ET 22:10 GMT. Netanyahu is expected to stay in the US until at least Saturday for meetings with US officials and lawmakers. 

  • The meeting comes amid concerns about the implementation of phase two of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. Trump told reporters at the Oval Office yesterday that there are “no guarantees” the ceasefire will hold: “We'll see how it all turns out. It's complex". 
  • Politico notes: “Israel has yet to name a negotiating team for the second phase of talks, which will seek to turn the six-week cease-fire into a permanent cease-fire … That move has sparked worries in some corners that Israel could undermine efforts to fully end the war [against Hamas].”
  • The meeting is likely to touch upon Iran’s nuclear programme and a plan to normalise relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia – a key pillar of Trump’s Middle East policy.
  • Former national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, told FT this week that Netanyahu will be “sorely tempted” to take advantage of Iran’s weakness to strike Tehran’s nuclear facilities.
  • New York Times reports on new US intelligence, likely to be discussed: “Iran’s engineers are exploring how to rapidly turn stockpiles of nuclear fuel into a workable, but perhaps crude, atomic weapon, should the country’s leaders decide to race for a bomb.”