Overview
- Netanyahu arrived in Washington for a Wednesday meeting with President Trump, saying he will present negotiating principles and fresh intelligence and will seek Israel’s freedom to act militarily under any deal.
- Indirect U.S.-Iran talks resumed in Oman last week with Tehran stating the agenda is nuclear-only, and Trump said he expects a follow-up round next week after no breakthrough was announced.
- Trump warned that if diplomacy fails the U.S. could take “very tough” action and is considering deploying an additional carrier strike group to join the USS Abraham Lincoln already in the region.
- Israel is pushing Washington to demand an end to Iranian uranium enrichment, curbs on ballistic missiles, and a halt to support for proxy groups, positions Iran rejects as it rules missiles off the table.
- Israeli officials told CNN they assess Iran could rebuild to roughly 1,800–2,000 ballistic missiles within weeks or months, a claim CNN said it could not independently verify.