"The meeting was originally scheduled for next week, but Netanyahu insisted on moving it up after Trump's envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, met in Oman with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in the first round of talks that both sides have agreed to continue (amid a threatening military buildup in the Middle East), although without specifying a date or location for the next round."
"On Tuesday, before boarding his flight to the U.S., Netanyahu told reporters that he would present Trump with our views regarding the essential principles of the negotiations - principles that, in our eyes, are vital not only for Israel but for anyone in the world who desires peace and security in the Middle East. This will be their seventh face-to-face meeting in the 12 months since Trump returned to the White House."
"This far surpasses any other world leader, not counting the speech Trump delivered in October before the Israeli Parliament, an opportunity meant to flatter him for securing the return of the last 20 living hostages from Gaza, marking the beginning of the ceasefire."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is flying to Washington to meet U.S. President Donald Trump to press that negotiations with Iran address more than its nuclear program. The meeting was moved up after U.S. envoys met in Oman with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in an initial round that both sides agreed to continue, amid a regional military buildup. Netanyahu seeks inclusion of limits on Iran's ballistic missile program and an end to Iranian support for militias. Netanyahu plans to present what he calls essential negotiation principles. The visit occurs without much fanfare and reflects an unusually close U.S.–Israel relationship, with seven meetings in 12 months.
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