"His visit comes days after Washington and Tehran concluded a round of nuclear talks in Oman the first negotiations since the June 2025 war that saw the US bomb Iran's main nuclear facilities after waves of Israeli attacks. Israel is not part of those talks, but Netanyahu has long sought to exert influence over US presidents to shape Washington's policies in the region."
"When Israel launched its surprise assault against Iran in June of last year killing several of the country's top generals and nuclear scientists as well as hundreds of civilians Tehran relied primarily on its missiles to respond after air defences were taken out. Iran fired hundreds of missiles at Israel, dozens of which penetrated the country's multilayered air defences, killing 28 people and causing significant damage."
Benjamin Netanyahu is traveling to Washington, DC, for his sixth official visit with U.S. President Donald Trump in the past year. Netanyahu said he will present Trump with principles for negotiating with Iran that he described as important for peace and security. The visit follows Washington and Tehran concluding a round of nuclear talks in Oman, the first negotiations since the June 2025 war. That conflict saw U.S. strikes on Iran's main nuclear facilities after waves of Israeli attacks. Israel was not part of the Oman talks. Netanyahu has pushed to shape U.S. policy on Iran and has previously called for full disarmament of heavy weapons; Iran has ruled out talks on its missile program.
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