Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to move his meeting with US President Donald Trump to this week in order to deliver an in-person briefing on Israel’s latest intelligence regarding Iran, Channel 12 reports.
According to the news outlet, Netanyahu will deliver the same briefing to Trump that he gave to US special envoy Steve Witkoff when he visited Israel last week.
He is choosing to deliver it himself to ensure Trump receives all the information accurately, the report says, citing an unnamed source close to the prime minister.
The briefing will cover the Islamic Republic’s nuclear and missile programs, as well as its support for regional proxies and the deadly suppression of protesters during recent demonstrations against the regime, Channel 12 adds.
Netanyahu to depart to US on Tuesday for ‘strategy-shaping’ talks with Trump on Iran
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will depart on Tuesday for a short visit to the United States. The prime minister will meet with US President Donald Trump and senior members of his administration on Wednesday.
Israeli officials describe the meeting as a “strategy-shaping session,” meaning it will focus not only on the US-Iran negotiations themselves but also on what would happen if the talks fail, including discussions of a potential US military strike. Accompanying the prime minister will be his military secretary, Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman, and the acting head of the National Security Council, Gil Reich.
US Vice President JD Vance said in Armenia that there are no red lines at this stage, but that Trump is seeking a broad and comprehensive agreement. “If there are red lines in the talks with Iran, Trump will be the one to set them. He wants a meaningful deal. Reaching an agreement with Iran would benefit everyone,” the vice president said.
Meanwhile, the US has issued a warning to vessels flying the US flag to stay as far away as possible from Iranian territorial waters while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, out of concern for potential provocations by Tehran.
At the same time, Iran is hardening its positions. Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, said that Iran may agree to dilute its stockpile of uranium enriched to 60% in exchange for the full removal of all sanctions. Ali Larijani, an adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, is expected to arrive in Oman on Tuesday to continue discussions on a potential deal with the US.
The Jerusalem Post reported Sunday that the US administration conveyed to Iran that it expects Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and the Iranian delegation to arrive at the next meeting “with substantive content,” according to two sources familiar with the matter. President Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, met in Oman with Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi and other senior officials on Friday, along with the head of US Central Command, Admiral Brad Cooper.
While the first meeting was described as “a good meeting,” focusing mainly on how the negotiations would be conducted rather than on the core issues themselves, US officials now expect the Iranians to come to the next meeting prepared with concessions on the nuclear issue and other matters, according to the same two sources. No additional meeting has yet been scheduled, and the assessment is that one will be set only after the Trump–Netanyahu summit.
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