"US President Donald Trump said there was no agreement on a plan to move forward with Iran after talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "There was nothing definitive reached other than I insisted that negotiations with Iran continue to see whether or not a deal can be consummated," Trump said in a social media post after meeting his Israeli counterpart on Wednesday."
"Netanyahu sees an Iran with nuclear weapons as an existential threat to Israel, and has long pressed for regime change in the country. Israel likely hoping to convince Trump to widen scope of nuclear deal Netanyahu and Trump spoke behind closed doors for more than two and a half hours in what Trump described as a "very good meeting," but said no major decisions were made."
"Wednesday's meeting between the leaders was more muted than usual because neither of them took questions from reporters, as they have in previous meetings. "The Prime Minister emphasized the security needs of the State of Israel in the context of the negotiations, and the two agreed to continue their close coordination and tight contact," Netanyahu's office said in a statement after talks. Netanyahu has pushing to have Washington expand negotiations beyond Iran's nuclear program to include its ballistic missile arsenal and support for regional militant groups,"
Trump said no agreement was reached and insisted negotiations with Iran should continue to see whether a deal can be consummated. Netanyahu views a nuclear-armed Iran as an existential threat and seeks to expand negotiations to cover ballistic missiles and support for regional militant groups. The two leaders met behind closed doors for more than two and a half hours and made no major decisions; neither took questions from reporters. Netanyahu's office said the prime minister emphasized Israel's security needs and agreed on continued close coordination. Iran signaled willingness to discuss limits on its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief but ruled out talks on missile capabilities.
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